US EditionWho Was Michael Schumacher, Who Died? He Is Not the Legendary F1 Racer
Michael Schumacher authored biographies of notable figures and documented Great Lakes shipwrecks, covering storms that killed over 250 sailors, enriching regional history.
- On December 29, Emily Joy Schumacher confirmed the death of Michael Schumacher, a Wisconsin author known for biographies and Great Lakes writing, at age 75.
- He started writing at a young age and focused his career on two areas: biographies and Great Lakes lore, after moving from Kansas to Kenosha, Wisconsin.
- Among Schumacher's notable works were Francis Ford Coppola: A Filmmaker's Life, Crossroads: The Life and Music of Eric Clapton, Dharma Lion: A Biography of Allen Ginsberg, Mr. Basketball about George Mikan, and a biography of Will Eisner.
- Emily Joy Schumacher, daughter, said her father was `a history person` and `a good human` who worked longhand in flip notebooks before typing, remembering the sound of keys.
- From Kenosha he covered Lake Michigan shores, writing about the Edmund Fitzgerald, the November 1913 storm that killed over 250 sailors, and a 1958 survival incident involving four sailors, blending biographies with Great Lakes shipwreck lore.
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Who was Michael Schumacher, who died? He is not the legendary F1 racer
Michael Schumacher, a respected American author and writer, died at the age of 75, his daughter, Emily Joy, confirmed recently. He wrote the biographies of Francis Ford Coppola and Eric Clapton. The death prompted widespread confusion online due to his name being identical to the celebrated Formula 1 racer Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher dies, but not the F1 legend. Social media gets it wrong
Wisconsin author Michael Schumacher passed away at age 75, sparking widespread social media confusion. Many mistakenly mourned the F1 legend sharing the same name, highlighting challenges of online news verification.
Wisconsin author Michael Schumacher dies
MADISON, Wis. — Michael Schumacher, a Wisconsin author who produced a diverse array of works ranging from biographies of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and musician Eric Clapton to accounts of Great Lakes shipwrecks, has died. He was 75.
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