What is Michael Herr?
{{Infobox person | name = Michael Herr | birth_name = Michael David Herr | birth_date = {{birth date|1940|4|13}} | birth_place = [[Lexington, Kentucky]], U.S | death_place = [[Delhi (town), New York|Delhi, New York]], U.S | death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|06|23|1940|04|13}} | spouse = Valerie | relatives=Judy Bleyer, Amy Bleyer, Doran Kaufman | occupation = Writer | notable_works = ''[[Dispatches (book)|Dispatches]]'' (1977)<br>''[[Apocalypse Now]]'' (1979)<br>''[[Full Metal Jacket]]'' (1987) }} '''Michael David Herr'''<ref name=waspot1>{{Cite news|first=Adam|last=Bernstein|date=2016-06-24| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/michael-herr-who-wrote-powerfully-about-vietnam-in-dispatches-dies-at-76/2016/06/24/ac9c0e58-3a2e-11e6-9ccd-d6005beac8b3_story.html | newspaper=Washington Post|title=Vietnam War reporter Michael Herr, who helped write 'Apocalypse Now' and 'Full Metal Jacket,' dies at 76}}</ref> (April 13, 1940 – June 23, 2016) was an American writer and [[war correspondent]]. He was known as the author of ''[[Dispatches (book)|Dispatches]]'' (1977). He was a correspondent for ''[[Esquire magazine]]'' (1967–1969) during the [[Vietnam War]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Herr, Michael}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:American war correspondents]] [[Category:American political writers]] [[Category:American autobiographers]] [[Category:American screenwriters]] [[Category:Writers from Kentucky]] {{US-bio-stub}}