At the time of his death, Herman Wouk, an American writer, had a net worth of $5 million.
On May 17, 2019, he breathed his last.
Wouk’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novels include The Caine Mutiny, War and Remembrance, and The Winds of War.
Wouk’s achievements include the Columbia University Medal for Excellence, Alexander Hamilton Medal, Golden Plate Award, US Navy Memorial Foundation Lone Sailor Award, Jewish Book Council Lifetime Literary Achievement Award, and Library of Congress Award for Lifetime Achievement in Writing of Fiction.
Columbia University awarded Wouk his degree in 1934.
He was employed at David Freedman’s Joke Factory and co-worked with Fred Allen.
The U.S. was Wouk’s employer.
The government aired radio spots promoting war bonds as a writer.
He was a member of the United States Navy’s Pacific Theater unit.
While he was off-duty, he began writing the novel Aurora Dawn and was given a contract by a publisher.
He was chosen for a Book of the Month Club and his novel was published in 1947.