Og Mandino
American author and magazine president
Og Mandino was an American author best known for The Greatest Salesman in the World. His books have sold over 50 million copies.
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American Born 1923 in Framingham, United States Died 1996
About Og Mandino
Augustine "Og" Mandino II was born on December 12, 1923, and died on September 3, 1996. He wrote The Greatest Salesman in the World, and his books have been translated into more than 25 languages. He was president of Success Unlimited magazine until 1976, and he is a Hall of Fame inductee of the National Speakers Association. In World War II he served in the United States Army Air Corps as a bombardier and flew thirty missions over Germany. Afterwards he worked as an insurance salesman and struggled with alcohol. He then spent time reading success and self-help books in libraries, and he later became a writer.