Jerome Tuccille

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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]

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]

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. ^ Jump up to: a b c Gillespie, Nick (February 17, 2017). "Jerome Tuccille, Author of It Usually Begins With Ayn Rand and More, RIP". Reason. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c 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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