Leon Uris

Leon Marcus Uris was an American author of historical fiction, born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1924, who died in 2003. He is best known for Exodus, along with QB VII and Trinity. His first novel was Battle Cry, and before he became a full-time writer he served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the South Pacific during World War II. He also wrote the screenplay for Gunfight at the OK Corral, and Mila 18 and The Haj are among the other books under his name.