William Safire
Journalist, Author
1929 – 2009
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Who was William Safire?
William Lewis Safire was an American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter.
He was perhaps best known as a long-time syndicated political columnist for the New York Times and the author of "On Language" in the New York Times Magazine, a column on popular etymology, new or unusual usages, and other language-related topics from its inception.
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- Born
- Dec 17, 1929
New York City - Also known as
- William Lewis Safire
- Spouses
- Helene Belmar Julius
(1962 - 2009/09/27)
- Helene Belmar Julius
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Caucasian race
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- The Bronx High School of Science
- Syracuse University
(1947 - 1949)
- Employment
- United States Army
(1952 - 1954) - New York Herald Tribune Company
(1949 - 1951) - Correspondent, WNBC (AM)
(1951 - 1952)
- United States Army
- Died
- Sep 27, 2009
Rockville
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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