Michael Schumacher, author of Alan Ginsberg and Eric Clapton biographies, dies at 75
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Key Points:
- Michael Schumacher, a Wisconsin author known for biographies of cultural figures and accounts of Great Lakes shipwrecks, died at age 75 on December 29, confirmed by his daughter Emily Joy Schumacher.
- Schumacher wrote diverse biographies including those of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, musician Eric Clapton, poet Allen Ginsberg, basketball player George Mikan, and comic book pioneer Will Eisner.
- Though born in Kansas, Schumacher lived most of his life in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and pursued two writing careers focusing on biographies and Great Lakes maritime history.
- His Great Lakes works detailed notable events such as the 1975 sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the deadly 1913 storm that killed over 250 sailors, and a 1958 ship
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