Jerome Tuccille

Jerome Tuccille (May 30, 1937 – February 16, 2017) was an American writer and activist usually associated with the libertarian movement of American politics. His colleagues called him Jerry.[1] In 1974, Tuccille ran for Governor of New York on the ticket of the Free Libertarian Party. His campaign included a publicity stunt where a blonde woman wearing a bodystocking rode a horse named "Taxpayer" through Central Park, alluding to the legend of Lady Godiva.[2]

Jerome Tuccille
Born(1937-05-30)May 30, 1937
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 16, 2017(2017-02-16) (aged 79)
Severna Park, Maryland
OccupationWriter and activist
NationalityAmerican
Alma materManhattan College
SubjectAmerican politics
Notable worksIt Usually Begins With Ayn Rand
ChildrenJ. D. Tuccille[1]

He worked as an investment manager and authored more than thirty books, including It Usually Begins With Ayn Rand (ISBN 978-0930073251). His other books included the first biography of Donald Trump,[2] as well as biographies of Rupert Murdoch, Alan Greenspan, and the Hunts of Texas.[1] Tuccille also wrote several novels and a memoir entitled Heretic: Confessions of an ex-Catholic Rebel (ASIN B0038M3DF6). He also wrote a history of black soldiers in the Spanish–American War called The Roughest Riders which is highly critical of Theodore Roosevelt.[3][4]

Tuccille was born in the Bronx, New York, on May 30, 1937.[5] He died at his home in Severna Park, Maryland, on February 16, 2017, due to complications from multiple myeloma.[2]

References
  1. Gillespie, Nick (February 17, 2017). "Jerome Tuccille, Author of It Usually Begins With Ayn Rand and More, RIP". Reason. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  2. Grimes, William (February 24, 2017). "Jerome Tuccille, Libertarian Author and Trump Biographer, Dies at 79". New York Times. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  3. Ruggiero, Bob (2015-09-01). "How Buffalo Soldiers Helped Win the Spanish-American War...and Saved Teddy Roosevelt". Houston Press. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  4. Tuccille, Jerome (2015). The Roughest Riders: the untold story of the Black soldiers in the Spanish-American War (First ed.). Chicago, Illinois. ISBN 9781613730461. OCLC 902986857.
  5. Newman, Meredith (February 27, 2017). "Severna Park resident, Trump biographer dies at 79". Capital Gazette. Retrieved February 28, 2017.


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