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Morton Thompson (c. 1907 – July 7, 1953) was an American writer of newspaper journalism, novels and film screenplays. Career.
Morton Thompson has 21 books on Goodreads with 2475 ratings. Morton Thompson’s most popular book is The Cry and the Covenant.
Morton Thompson. 3.90. 278 ratings38 reviews. Powerful novel about a young doctor who lives for medicine and sacrifices everything for his career. Describes his years at medical school, his practice in a small town and his devoted self-sacrificing wife who works to make their marriage a success. Some strong language.
The Cry and the Covenant is a novel by Morton Thompson written in 1949 and published by Doubleday. The novel is a fictionalized story of Ignaz Semmelweis, an Austrian-Hungarian physician known for his research into puerperal fever and his advances in medical hygiene.
Mar 20, 2015 · Morton Thompson. 4.53. 303 ratings57 reviews. Historical fiction. Based on the life of Ignaz Semmelweis (b. 1818 - d. 1865), an Austrian-Hungarian physician known for his research into puerperal fever and his advances in medical hygiene.
Oct 22, 2020 · In order to study medicine, a future doctor needs motivation, some intelligence, a medical school, and the ability to pay for the education. Morton Thompson’s 1954 novel Not As a Stranger follows a young man through childhood, medical school, and beyond.
Not as a Stranger is a 1955 American film noir drama film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer, [3] starring Olivia de Havilland, Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra and Gloria Grahame. It is based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Morton Thompson, [4] which topped that year's list of bestselling novels in the United States.
