Stone

Irving Stone (born Irving Tennenbaum) was an American writer renowned for his popular historical biographies, particularly biographical novels of artists, politicians, and intellectuals. He first gained prominence with *Lust for Life* (1934), a fictionalized biography of Vincent van Gogh, followed by works like *The Agony and the Ecstasy* (1961) about Michelangelo. Stone authored numerous such novels blending historical fact with narrative drama.