included in the Roosevelt biography by Michaelis were "topography, wardrobe, weather conditions and societal moods". Awards and personal life Michaelis won the 1999 Ambassador Book Award in the Biography & Autobiography category with N.C. Wyeth. In 2021, he was a Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography nominee with Eleanor. Michaelis had two children during his marriage. References 1957 births American biographers American non-fiction writers American fiction writers American magazine editors American magazine writers Living people