Nicholas Gage

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Nicholas Gage (born American author and investigative journalist.

Early life

Nicholas Gage (original name, Nikos Gatzoyiannis) was born in 1939 in Lia, a village in northwestern Greece. Gage spent his early years with his mother, Eleni, and four older sisters. His father, Christos, had left to find work in the United States. After World War II, Eleni and her children found themselves caught in the Greek Civil War between the communists and the Royalists. In 1947, Communist fighters gained control of Lia. When the communists began to retreat in the spring of 1948, they took some children with them. Fearing that her children would be sent to communist countries, Eleni made arrangements for her family to flee. Gage and three of his sisters escaped, but his mother and one of his sisters were left behind. The Communists arrested Eleni, who was put on trial and executed. Eventually, Gage and his sisters joined their father in the United States.

Personal life

Gage and his wife, Joan, live in North Grafton, Massachusetts. He is the father of three children: Christos, Eleni, and Marina.

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Career

He is best known for two books of autobiographical memoirs, Eleni (1983) and A Place for Us (1989). Eleni relates the life of his family in Greece during the Second World War and the Greek Civil War. Eleni, the mother of Gage's children, was executed for arranging the escape of her children from their Communist-occupied village. Gage, an adult, sought out those responsible for her death ten years ago.

A Place for Us relates the Gage family's life as immigrants in Worcester, Massachusetts, during the 1950s America. In 1964, Gage earned a master's degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.

In 1985, Eleni was turned into a comedy film starring John Malkovich as Gage. Eleni was cited by Ronald Reagan in 1987 as a source for his summit meetings to end the arms race with the Soviet Union.

Eleni has received numerous accolades; "if Eleni were fiction, it would be the mark of genius...a dedicated and brilliant achievement."

__ The New York Review of Books

"A tale assigned by fate... minutely observed and eloquently rendered."

__ The New York Times Book Review

"This Greek tragedy in its most poignant sense, a series of adversities that is so overwhelming and appalling that the reader will feel as if his heart is being torn out, page by page."

__ San Diego Union

"Her life and death shimmer with dignity and humanity." "Through Eleni's love and sacrifices for her children, we get a more realistic reality that has risen above the brutality and inquisition inflicted by women and men on other men and women in the name of causes and crusades." All of their legions and philosophies aren't about this woman's soul."

__ Chicago Tribune

Gage began his work as an investigative reporter for The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. His acclaimed coverage of the Mafia resulted in two best-selling books: The Mafia Is Not An Equal Opportunity Employer and Mafia, The United States A.A.

He was also instrumental in uncovering wrongdoing in the past of Vice President Spiro Agnew, which resulted in Agnew's resignation. Gage was the first reporter to hear any of the Nixon tapes during the Watergate controversy. The Andros Targets, a CBS television show based on his experiences as a reporter, were the inspiration for the 1977 CBS television show The Andros Targets. The company had inked an overall production contract with Paramount Pictures in 1985, but Gage would design offices for Paramount Pictures' New York headquarters.

Gage, the Executive Producer of The Godfather Part III, contributed to the creation of an early draft with Mario Puzo. Seven Golden Globe Awards and seven Academy Awards were given to the film.

The Royal Society of Literature of Great Britain awarded first prize and was nominated in the category of best biography by the National Book Critics Circle.

Greek Fire: The Story of Maria Callas and Aristotle Onassis, Alfred A. Knopf's latest book, Greek Fire: An account of Aristotle Onassis' relationship with opera singer Maria Callas, which was published in 2000 by Alfred A. Knopf.

Gage is the honorary president of the World of Epirotes and a recipient of the International Center for Excellence in New York. He continues to travel around the world and contributes to such publications as The New York Times and Vanity Fair.

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