John Theodore

From Illinois Authors

Contents 1 General Information 2 Illinois Connection 3 Biographical and Professional Information 4 Published Works 5 Titles for Purchase and at Your Library 6 Literary Awards 7 Speaking Engagements and Upcoming Appearances 8 External Links 9 Editing

[edit] General Information

Name: John Theodore

Pen Name: None

Birth Year: N/A

Place of Birth: N/A

Website: N/A

Email: N/A

[edit] Illinois Connection

Theodore lives in Hinsdale, Illinois.

[edit] Biographical and Professional Information

One of the greatest sports books and sports movies of all time is The Natural, the story of Roy Hobbs, written by Bernard Malamud and portrayed by Robert Redford in the classic film. Eddie Waitkus was the real-life ballplayer who served as the inspiration for Roy Hobbs, and John Theodore has written the first ever biography of the man called "the Fred Astaire of First Basemen", Baseball's Natural: The Story of Eddie Waitkus. One reviewer said, "for anyone who loves baseball, this book is a must-read....it has all the elements of a great novel."

[edit] Published Works

• Baseball`s Natural, The Story of Eddie Waitkus, SIU Press, 2002

[edit] Titles for Purchase and at Your Library

Baseball's Natural: The Story of Eddie Waitkus (Writing Baseball) ISBN: 0809324504 Release Date: 2002-09-09 Buy on Amazon | Find on World Cat

[edit] Literary Awards

N/A

[edit] Speaking Engagements and Upcoming Appearances

Speaking Engagement Availability: (Yes)

Contact SIU Press Publicity Team at 618-453-6633

[edit] External Links

John Theodore on WorldCat

John Theodore on Amazon

[edit] Editing

This page can only be edited by Illinois Center for the Book staff, this author or this author's representatives. Please contact us for access.