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2003 Irv Kupcinet, columnist, Chicago Sun-Times, dies at 91
2002 Ann Landers, advice columnist, dies at 83 1997 Mike Royko, columnist, dies of stroke at 64 1997 Herb Caen, columnist, Lung cancer, dies at 80 1997 Herbert Eugene Caen, columnist, dies at 80 1997 Jeane Dixon, astrologer, newspaper columnist, dies at 79 1996 Erma Bombeck, columnist (Septic Tank is Always Greener), dies 1993 Eliot Janeway, financial columnist (Eliot Doomsday), dies at 80 1992 Max Lerner, U.S. writer/columnist (New York Post), dies at 88 1992 George Lovi, U.S. columnist (Sky and Telescope's "Ramblings"), dies 1992 Francesca Primus, columnist (Back Stage), dies at 45 1991 John Crosby, U.S. columnist/detective writer dies at 79 1990 Renate Rubinstein, author/columnist (Tamar), dies 1990 Nico Scheepmaker, Dutch columnist/poet, dies at 59 1989 Hy Gardner, newspaper columnist, dies at 80 1988 Sheilah Graham, gossip columnist, dies of heart failure at 84 1987 Earl Wilson, Bdwy columnist (Midnight Earl), dies in Yonkers at 79 1986 Hubert Fichte, writer, columnist for magazine konkret, novelist, dies at 50 1986 Joseph Kraft, U.S. columnist, dies at 61 1977 William E. Vaughan, pseudonym Burton Hills, columnist, author, wrote for Kansas City Star newspaper 1946 - 1977, published articles in Better Homes and Gardens, Reader's Digest, often quoted and best-remembered for writing style employing folksy aphorisms, died age 61 from lung cancer 1975 Nick Kenny, U.S. columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show), dies at 80 1974 Stewart Alsop, columnist and political analyst, worked for Saturday Evening Post and Newsweek, dies 1972 Walter Winchell, columnist/narrator (Untouchables), dies at 75 1968 James Brady, born in Brooklyn, New York, columnist, New York Post 1966 Hedda Hopper, Elda Furry, U.S. gossip columnist, dies at 75 1965 Dorothy Kilgallen, columnist (What's My Line?), dies at 52 1960 Danton Walker, columnist (Broadway Spotlight), dies at 61 1960 Franklin P Adams, columnist (Information Please), dies at 78 1955 Tony Snow, born in Kentucky, political commentator, columnist, radio, television news anchor, White House Press Secretary 1955 Michael Pollan, born in Long Island, New York, professor of journalism, U of C, Berkeley, author, columnist, activist, wrote, 'The Omnivore's Dilemma', 'The Botany of Desire', 'In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto' 1953 Anna Quindlen, American author, journalist, and New York Times columnist 1952 Comedian Joey Adams marries gossip columnist Cindy Heller 1949 Joyce Brothers, psychologist/author/columnist 1948 Ellen Goodman, syndicated columnist, or 1941 1944 Molly Ivins, born in California, newspaper columnist, author, political commentator 1938 Patrick Buchanan, conservative political columnist 1938 Judith Martin, author/journalist/columnist, Miss Manners 1936 Rona Barrett, New York City, gossip columnist, Tomorrow Show 1935 Hubert Fichte, born in Germany, writer, columnist for magazine konkret, novelist, influenced by Marcel Proust, Hans henny Jahnn, Jean Genet, wrote novel Die Geschichte der Empfindlichkeit, translated as the history of sensibility 1934 Delilah L Beasley, U.S. author/columnist (Oakland Tribune), dies at 61 1930 Nico Scheepmaker, Dutch columnist/poet 1930 Jimmy Breslin, Queens New York City, columnist, New York Post, News, Newsday 1929 William Safire, political columnist, New York Times, speech writer, Nixon 1929 Renate Rubinstein, Tamar, German/Ned's author/columnist, Tamar 1929 "NY Daily Mirror" columnist Walter Winchell debuts on radio 1928 Marilyn Beck, newspaper columnist 1927 Anthony Lewis, columnist New York Times and author, Gideon's Trumpet 1926 Tom Wicker, columnist, New York Times 1925 Russell Baker, Loudoun County, Virginia, columnist/humorist, New York Times 1925 Carl Rowan, gun-toting newspaper columnist, Washington Post 1925 Nat Hentoff, columnist/novelist, Village Voice, The Cold Society 1924 Frank F. Mankiewicz, New York City, columnist, Perfectly Clear 1924 Colin Welch, columnist/critic 1921 Pricilla Lanford Buckly, editor/columnist, National Review 1921 Paul Coates, born in New York City, columnist, Tonight! America After Dark 1920 James J Kilpatrick, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, columnist, 60 Minutes 1920 Craig Claiborne, food columnist, New York Times Cookbook 1920 Harriet Van Horne, Syracuse, New York, columnist/panelist, Leave it to Girls 1919 Army Archerd, Hollywood columnist/TV host, Movie Game 1918 Abigail Van Buren, Mrs Morton Phillips, Sioux City Iowa, columnist 1918 Ann Landers, born in Sioux City, Iowa, twin sister/advice columnist 1916 Leo Horn, Dutch soccer referee/columnist/businessman 1916 Herbert Eugene Caen, columnist 1916 Herb Caen, born in Sacramento, California, columnist, SF Chronicle 1915 William E. Vaughan, born in St. Louis, Missouri, pseudonym Burton Hills, columnist, author, wrote for Kansas City Star newspaper 1946 - 1977, published articles in Better Homes and Gardens, Reader's Digest, often quoted and best-remembered for writing style employing folksy aphorisms 1915 Andre Frossard, Catholic columnist 1914 Martin Gardner, Scientific American math and puzzles columnist 1914 Stewart Alsop, born in Avon, Connecticut, columnist and political analyst, worked for Saturday Evening Post and Newsweek 1913 Dorothy Kilgallen, born in Chicago, Illinois, columnist, What's My Line? 1911 Joey Adams, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian/actor/columnist, ABC's Back That Fact 1910 Joseph Alsop, political newspaper columnist, Men Around the President 1907 Earl Wilson, Rockford, Ohio, columnist, Midnight Earl 1907 Janet Harmon Bragg, U.S. pilot/columnist, Chicago Defender 1906 Bob Considine, sports columnist, Bob Feller Story 1905 Red Smith, Green Bay Wisconsin, sportscaster/columnist, Fight Talk 1902 Max Lerner, U.S., columnist, New York Post 1902 Ed Sullivan, TV variety show host/gossip columnist, Ed Sullivan Show 1899 Danton Walker, Mariette, Georgia, columnist, Broadway Spotlight 1899 Goodman Ace, radio/TV actor/columnist/humorist, Better of Goodman 1897 Walter Winchell, born in Harlem, New York City, newscaster and columnist, Untouchables 1895 Nick Kenny, Astoria New York City, columnist/songwriter, Nick Kenny Show 1892 John Kieran, New York City, columnist/author, Natural History of New York City 1890 Hedda Hopper, Elda Furry, Pennsylvania, gossip columnist, From Under My Hat 1881 Franklin P Adams, born in Chicago, Illinois, columnist, Information Please 1849 Harriet Hubbard Ayers, beauty cream maufacturer and expert/columnist |
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