Erich Segal was a renowned American author, best known for his romance novels and his work as a screenwriter. Segal was born on June 16, 1937, in Brooklyn, New York, and had a passion for both teaching and writing. He attended Midwood High School in Brooklyn and later studied at Harvard College, where he graduated as a Latin salutatorian and class poet in 1958. Segal went on to earn his master's and doctorate degrees in comparative literature from Harvard University.
After graduation, Segal became a professor at Harvard University, Princeton University, and Yale University, teaching Latin and Greek literature. He was also a Supernumery and then an Honorary Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford University. Along with his teaching career, Segal became a popular author, known for his works in the romance and literature & fiction genres. His most famous novel, "Love Story," was a bestseller and was later adapted into a motion picture, which was also a major hit. Segal's writing was known for its innocence, tenderness, and humor, and his characters were warm and vivid, making his stories relatable and engaging to a broad audience.