Thomas Hauser

Thomas C. Hauser (born 27 February 1946 in New York City, United States) is an American author.

For other people named Thomas Hauser, see Thomas Hauser (disambiguation).
Thomas Hauser
Born (1946-02-27) February 27, 1946
New York City, New York, United States
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-fiction, fiction, biography, boxing

He made his debut as a writer in 1978 with The Execution of Charles Horman: An American Sacrifice. Horman's wife, Joyce Horman, and his parents, Edmund and Elizabeth Horman, cooperated with Hauser on the book describing both the fate of Charles and his family's quest to uncover the truth in Chile. It was adapted as Costa-Gavras's film Missing, starring Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek. A later book by Hauser - Final Warning: The Legacy of Chernoby (co-authored with Dr. Robert Gale) served as the basis for the film Chernobyl starring Jon Voight and Jason Robards.

In 1981, Hauser published a novel, Ashworth & Palmer, set in a fictional law firm, which was inspired by his experience as an associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore from 1971 through 1977, following his graduation from Columbia Law School in 1970. Later novels recreated the lives of Beethoven, Mark Twain, and Charles Dickens.

Hauser also wrote Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times, a biography of boxer Muhammad Ali.[1] The book was nominated for the National Book Award. In 1991 he was awarded the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award for Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. More recently, Hauser authored Muhammad Ali: A Tribute to the Greatest.

He is a keen follower of boxing and has written about the sport for numerous print publications such as the New York Times and The Ring and various websites such as The Sweet Science,[2] and Boxing Scene.[3]

On eight occasions, articles written by Hauser have been named "best investigative writing" of the year by the Boxing Writers Association of America. In 2004, the organization honored him with the Nat Fleischer Award for Career Excellence in Boxing Journalism. Since 2012, he has been a consultant to HBO Sports. In 2003, at the request of the late Senator John McCain, Hauser testified before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation regarding the regulation of professional boxing. On December 4, 2019, it was announced that Hauser had been chosen by the electors for boxing's highest honor: induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Books
General non-fiction
  • Missing
  • The Trial of Patrolman Thomas Shea
  • For Our Children (with Frank Macchiarola)
  • The Family Legal Companion
  • Final Warning: The Legacy of Chernobyl (with Dr. Robert Gale)
  • Arnold Palmer: A Personal Journey
  • Confronting America's Moral Crisis (with Frank Macchiarola)
  • Healing: A Journal of Tolerance and Understanding
  • With This Ring (with Frank Macchiarola)
  • Thomas Hauser on Sports
  • Reflections
Boxing non-fiction
  • The Black Lights: Inside the World of Professional Boxing
  • Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times
  • Muhammad Ali: Memories
  • Muhammad Ali: In Perspective
  • Muhammad Ali & Company
  • A Beautiful Sickness
  • A Year At The Fights
  • Brutal Artistry
  • The View From Ringside
  • Chaos, Corruption, Courage, and Glory
  • The Lost Legacy of Muhammad Ali
  • I Don't Believe It, But It's True
  • Knockout (with Vikki LaMotta)
  • The Greatest Sport of All
  • The Boxing Scene
  • An Unforgiving Sport
  • Boxing Is . . .
  • Box: The Face of Boxing
  • The Legend of Muhammad Ali (with Bart Barry)
  • Winks and Daggers
  • And the New . . .
  • Straight Writes and Jabs
  • Thomas Hauser on Boxing
  • A Hurting Sport
  • Muhammad Ali: A Tribute to the Greatest
  • There Will Always Be Boxing
  • Protect Yourself At All Times
  • A Dangerous Game


Fiction
  • Ashworth & Palmer
  • Agatha's Friends
  • The Beethoven Conspiracy
  • Hanneman's War
  • The Fantasy
  • Dear Hannah
  • The Hawthorne Group
  • Mark Twain Remembers
  • Finding The Princess
  • Waiting For Carver Boyd
  • The Final Recollections of Charles Dickens
  • The Baker's Tale
For children
  • Martin Bear & Friends

References
  1. Publishers Weekly
Awards
Preceded by
Paul Kimmage		 William Hill Sports Book of the Year winner
1991		 Succeeded by
Nick Hornby
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