An Assassin's Diary
An Assassin's Diary (ISBN 0-06-120470-6) is a book written by Arthur Bremer and Harding Lemay and released in 1973. It was based on part of the diary of Bremer, the would-be assassin of Alabama governor George Wallace. Bremer shot Wallace on May 15, 1972, at the Laurel Shopping Center in Laurel, Maryland, while Wallace was in the midst of his third campaign for President.
 First edition | |
| Authors | Arthur Bremer and Harding Lemay |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | United States, Assassins |
| Published | 1973 (Harper's Magazine Press) |
| Media type | |
| ISBN | 0-06-120470-6 |
| OCLC | 590731 |
| 976.1060924 | |
| LC Class | E840.8.B73 |
In the book, Bremer says he was not particularly opposed to Wallace's political agenda, which many had branded as white supremacist; his primary motive was to become famous as he had also stalked President Richard Nixon.
Paul Schrader was partly inspired by Bremer's diary when he wrote the screenplay for the 1976 film Taxi Driver, which was directed by Martin Scorsese. Peter Gabriel's 1980 song "Family Snapshot," from Peter Gabriel (III) was inspired by An Assassin's Diary.[1]
Reviews
In the essay "The Art and Arts of E. Howard Hunt", Gore Vidal assesses Bremer's writing style and notes the apparent contradiction between Bremer's lucid prose and his characterization as a person with a mediocre intellect.[2]
References
- Music Review: Peter Gabriel – Melt (1980)
- Vidal, Gore (December 19, 1973). "The Art and Arts of E. Howard Hunt" (PDF). The New York Review. New York. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
External links
- Portrait of an Assassin: Arthur Bremer Archived 2008-06-13 at the Wayback Machine, with quotes from his diary
- Bremer Arthur Diary Book of from the Internet Archive