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Edition 30 (2018) Winner
Max Wallace
マックス・ウォレス
Makkusu Wōresu
Aliases:
Maxwell Wallace
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- United States
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada → United States
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Filmmaker, Historian, Disability advocate
- Active Years
- 1985-2024
- Affiliations
- Anne and Max Bailey Centre for Holocaust studies, Shoah Foundation, AMI-TV
- Nominations
- 2001 Gemini Award nomination (Too Colorful for the League), 2018 Vine Award shortlist (In the Name of Humanity)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Canadian Jewish Literary Award | In the Name of Humanity: The Secret Deal to End the Holocaust | ホロコースト部門 | Keren Hayesod | Winner |
| 2018 | RBC Taylor Prize | In the Name of Humanity: The Secret Deal to End the Holocaust | — | — | Finalist |
| 1985 | Rolling Stone Magazine Award for Investigative Journalism | — | — | Rolling Stone | Winner |
| 2009 | David Suzuki Digs My Garden | — | — | David Suzuki Foundation | Winner |
Canadian Jewish Literary Award
2018
Work:
In the Name of Humanity: The Secret Deal to End the Holocaust
Category:
ホロコースト部門
Organization:
Keren Hayesod
Result:
Winner
RBC Taylor Prize
2018
Work:
In the Name of Humanity: The Secret Deal to End the Holocaust
Result:
Finalist
Rolling Stone Magazine Award for Investigative Journalism
1985
Organization:
Rolling Stone
Result:
Winner
David Suzuki Digs My Garden
2009
Organization:
David Suzuki Foundation
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
In the Name of Humanity: The Secret Deal to End the Holocaust
2018 non-fictionPublished by Penguin/Random House, this work focuses on the heroic actions of a Swiss-based rescue committee headed by an ultra-Orthodox Jewish couple, Recha and Isaac Sternbuch. The book presents evidence linking Himmler's decree to these secret negotiations.
HolocaustRescue operationsSecret negotiations with Nazis
The American Axis: Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh and the Rise of the Third Reich
2003 non-fictionPublished in 2003 by St. Martin's Press about the Nazi sympathies of two American icons, Henry Ford and Charles Lindbergh.
NazismAntisemitismHistory
Who Killed Kurt Cobain?
1998 non-fictionCo-authored with Ian Halperin, explores the 68 copycat suicides following Cobain's death.
Rock musicSuicideInvestigative journalism
Love and Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain
2004 non-fictionPresents tapes by Tom Grant questioning the suicide theory.
Rock musicMurder theoryInvestigative journalism
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight: Cassius Clay vs. the United States of America
2000 non-fictionCovers Ali's battle against the US government over Vietnam War stance. Adapted into a film in 2013.
Human rightsSportsVietnam War
Adaptations
- [Film] Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight / Stephen Frears (2013)
Bibliography
- After the Miracle: The Political Crusades of Helen Keller
- In the Name of Humanity: The Secret Deal to End the Holocaust
- The American Axis: Ford, Lindbergh, and the Rise of the Third Reich
- Who Killed Kurt Cobain?
- Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight: Cassius Clay vs. the United States of America
- Love & Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain
Adaptations
- Film adaptation of Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013, dir. Stephen Frears)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Investigative journalism styleDetailed historical analysisEngaging narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- HolocaustHuman rights advocacyDark sides of American historyPopular culture
Legacy
New York Times-bestselling author and historian specializing in the Holocaust, human rights in sport, and popular culture. Long-time disability advocate.