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Michael Korda was born on 8 October, 1933 in London, United Kingdom, is an English writer. Discover Michael Korda's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 90 years old?

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Occupation Writer, editor
Age 90 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 8 October 1933
Birthday 8 October
Birthplace London, United Kingdom
Nationality United Kingdom

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Who Is Michael Korda's Wife?

His wife is Carolyn Keese (m 1958; div. 1978) Margaret Mogford (m. 1978; died 2017)

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Parents Vincent Korda Gertrude Musgrove
Wife Carolyn Keese (m 1958; div. 1978) Margaret Mogford (m. 1978; died 2017)
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Children Chris Korda

Michael Korda Net Worth

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1933

Michael Korda (born 8 October 1933) is an English-born writer and novelist who was editor-in-chief of Simon & Schuster in New York City.

Born in London, Michael Korda is the son of English actress Gertrude Musgrove and the Hungarian-Jewish artist and film production designer Vincent Korda.

He is the nephew of film magnate Sir Alexander Korda and his brother Zoltan Korda, both of whom were film directors.

Korda grew up in the UK but received part of his education in France where his father had worked with film director Marcel Pagnol.

1941

As a child, Korda also lived in the United States from 1941 to 1946.

He was schooled at the private Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland and read History at Magdalen College, Oxford.

He served in the Royal Air Force doing intelligence work in Germany.

The novelist Graham Greene was a lifelong friend.

Korda met him on his uncle Alex Korda's yacht.

1957

Korda moved to New York City in 1957 where he worked for playwright Sidney Kingsley as a research assistant and then later as a freelance reader in the CBS story department.

1958

In 1958 he joined the book publishing firm Simon & Schuster, beginning as an assistant editor, which included the task of reading slush pile manuscripts for Henry Simon.

Many editors stick to one area of interest, but early on Korda demonstrated an ability and interest in editing both fiction and non-fiction.

He states in his memoir that he edited books on everything from mathematics and philosophy, memoirs, fiction, translations from French, politics, anthropology and science history among others.

One of the first books Korda bought was The Forest People by Colin Turnbull—a memoir of Turnbull's time living with the Mbuti Pygmies in the then Belgian Congo.

After Robert Gottlieb left Simon & Schuster for Alfred A. Knopf, Korda became Editor-in-Chief of Simon & Schuster.

Korda was a major figure in the book industry, publishing numerous works by high-profile writers and personalities such as William L. Shirer, Will and Ariel Durant, Harold Robbins, Irving Wallace, Richard Nixon, Richard Rhodes and Ronald Reagan.

Korda was a major part of Simon & Schuster for more than forty years.

On writing histories Korda said, "I've always wanted to write history, and it was only the accident of going to work for a book publisher in 1958 (and the need to earn a regular paycheck) that slowed me down".

Michael Korda is Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Simon & Schuster.

Michael Korda was married to Carolyn "Casey" Keese from 1958 until their divorce in 1978.

They had one child together, Chris, a musician.

1975

Korda's second book, Power!, reached the number one spot on The New York Times Bestseller list in 1975.

Korda the writer is represented by agent Lynn Nesbit.

Among Korda's other books are Charmed Lives, which is the story of his father and his two uncles, and the novel Queenie, which is a roman à clef about his aunt, actress Merle Oberon, which was later adapted into a television miniseries.

Korda said he felt that Charmed Lives was the book he was born to write, "as if I had been observing and storing up memories with just that purpose in mind for years."

1978

Later in 1978, Korda married Margaret Mogford, a former fashion model and the former wife of photographer Burt Glinn.

The two shared a love of horses and met at the Claremont Riding Academy near Central Park.

He was Mogford's third husband.

They co-authored a number of books together including Horse Housekeeping.

1994

In the autumn of 1994, he was diagnosed as having prostate cancer.

1997

In 1997 he wrote Man to Man, which recounted his medical experience.

2000

In 2000, he published Another Life: A Memoir of Other People, about the world of publishing.

In addition to being an editor, Korda was also a writer.

In the mid-sixties Korda began to write freelance articles for Glamour magazine and eventually wrote their film review column for almost ten years.

Korda also wrote for Clay Felker's New York magazine including a piece that eventually became his first book, Male Chauvinism and How it Works at Home and in the Office.

Beginning in the 2000s, Korda wrote a number of history and biography books on the Hungarian Revolution, Dwight Eisenhower, T.E. Lawrence and Robert E. Lee.

2017

Mogford died of brain cancer at age 79 in 2017, which Korda detailed in his 2019 memoir Passing.

2020

In November 2020, Korda married Margaret (Maggie) Staats Simmons.

Korda has written about his personal life and his hobbies.

An avid horseman and fox hunter, he authored Horse People and Horse Housekeeping.