Frederick Drimmer Explained

Frederick Drimmer (August 7, 1916  - December 24, 2000) was an American author, best known for his explorations of the bizarre and macabre. His Very Special People was about famous sideshow performers and the deformed, such as the conjoined twins Giacomo and Giovanni Battista Tocci. He also wrote The Elephant Man, a book about Joseph Merrick, who suffered from Proteus Syndrome, and Until You are Dead..., concerning the history of executions in the United States.

Born in Brooklyn, Drimmer received a bachelor's degree from City College of New York and a master's degree from Columbia University. He served in the Navy during World War II.^[1] He also taught at Norwalk Community College and City College of New York.

Bibliography

• Book: Drimmer , Frederick . Very special people: the struggles, loves, and triumphs of human oddities. 20 October 2010. 1973. Amjon Publishers. 9780907934004.
• Drimmer, Frederick, Compiler. A Friend Is Someone Special. Norwalk, Connecticut: The C.R. Gibson Company Publishers,, 1975.
  • Drimmer, Frederick, Daughters of Eve.
  • Drimmer, Frederick. In Search of Eden
• Book: Drimmer , Frederick . Captured by the Indians: 15 firsthand accounts, 1750-1870. registration. 20 October 2010. 1 August 1985. Courier Dover Publications. 978-0-486-24901-8.
• Book: Drimmer , Frederick . The Elephant Man. 20 October 2010. September 1985. Putnam. 978-0-399-21262-8. 11599107.
• Book: Drimmer , Frederick . Born Different: Amazing Stories of Very Special People. registration. 20 October 2010. 1 May 1991. Bantam Books. 978-0-553-15897-7. 17105334.
• Book: Drimmer , Frederick . Until You Are Dead: The Book of Executions in America. 20 October 2010. 1 July 1992. Kensington Publishing Corporation. 9781558176188.

References

• Frederick Drimmer's obituary at the New York Times

Notes and References

1. News: Frederick Drimmer, 83, Writer Who Explored Macabre Subjects. The New York Times. 8 January 2001.