Erich Segal

Erich Segal was an American author, screenwriter, educator, and classicist.
* He was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1937.
* He graduated from Harvard University and earned a doctorate in literature.
* He taught at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.
* He wrote the best-selling novel "Love Story" in 1970.
* The novel was adapted into a successful film.
* He wrote several other novels, including "Oliver's Story" and "The Class."
* He died in London in 2010.
* He was 72 years old.