The acclaimed author, who wrote biographies of Francis Ford Coppola and Eric Clapton, has passed away.
Author Michael Schumacher, who was the mind behind the much-loved biographies of Francis Ford Coppola and Eric Clapton, has died at the age of 75. His daughter, Emily Joy Schumacher, confirmed the tragic news on Monday (January 5) that her father had passed away on December 29, although she didn’t provide a cause of death.
Emily described her father as “a history person” and a “good human” as she reflected on his career as a respected author. She revealed that he preferred to work longhand, filling flip notebooks before typing up his drafts on a typewriter. The doting daughter said she still remembers the sound of the keys clacking away in his office.
She gushed: “My dad was a very generous person with people. He loved people. He loved talking to people. He loved listening to people. He loved stories. When I think of my dad, I think of him engaged in conversation, coffee in his hand, and his notebook”.
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