2003 Death Irv Kupcinet, columnist, Chicago Sun-Times, dies at 91 2002 Death Ann Landers, advice columnist, dies at 83 1997 Death Mike Royko, columnist, dies of stroke at 64 1997 Death Herb Caen, columnist, Lung cancer, dies at 80 1997 Death Herbert Eugene Caen, columnist, dies at 80 1997 Death Jeane Dixon, astrologer, newspaper columnist, dies at 79 1996 Death Erma Bombeck, columnist (Septic Tank is Always Greener), dies 1993 Death Eliot Janeway, financial columnist (Eliot Doomsday), dies at 80 1992 Death Max Lerner, U.S. writer/columnist (New York Post), dies at 88 1992 Death George Lovi, U.S. columnist (Sky and Telescope's "Ramblings"), dies 1992 Death Francesca Primus, columnist (Back Stage), dies at 45 1991 Death John Crosby, U.S. columnist/detective writer dies at 79 1990 Death Renate Rubinstein, author/columnist (Tamar), dies 1990 Death Nico Scheepmaker, Dutch columnist/poet, dies at 59 1989 Death Hy Gardner, newspaper columnist, dies at 80 1988 Death Sheilah Graham, gossip columnist, dies of heart failure at 84 1987 Death Earl Wilson, Bdwy columnist (Midnight Earl), dies in Yonkers at 79 1986 Death Hubert Fichte, writer, columnist for magazine konkret, novelist, dies at 50 1986 Death Joseph Kraft, U.S. columnist, dies at 61 1977 Death 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 Death Nick Kenny, U.S. columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show), dies at 80 1974 Death Stewart Alsop, columnist and political analyst, worked for Saturday Evening Post and Newsweek, dies 1972 Death Walter Winchell, columnist/narrator (Untouchables), dies at 75 1968 Birthday James Brady, born in Brooklyn, New York, columnist, New York Post 1966 Death Hedda Hopper, Elda Furry, U.S. gossip columnist, dies at 75 1965 Death Dorothy Kilgallen, columnist (What's My Line?), dies at 52 1960 Death Danton Walker, columnist (Broadway Spotlight), dies at 61 1960 Birthday Richard Roeper, born in Chicago, Illinois, film critic, columnist, 'Chicago Sun Times' newspaper, co-host of 'At the Movies' television series with Roger Ebert 1960 Death Franklin P Adams, columnist (Information Please), dies at 78 1955 Birthday Tony Snow, born in Kentucky, political commentator, columnist, radio, television news anchor, White House Press Secretary 1955 Birthday 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 Birthday Tina Brown, born in Maidenhead, United Kingdom, journalist, magazine editor, talk-show host, columnist, author of The Diana Chronicles 1953 Birthday Anna Quindlen, American author, journalist, and New York Times columnist 1953 Birthday Paul Krugman, born in New York, economist, liberal, political columnist, author, op-ed columnist for 'The New York Times', wrote, 'The Conscience of a Liberal' 1952 Event Comedian Joey Adams marries gossip columnist Cindy Heller 1948 Birthday Ellen Goodman, syndicated columnist, or 1941 1944 Birthday Molly Ivins, born in California, newspaper columnist, author, political commentator 1938 Birthday Patrick Buchanan, conservative political columnist 1938 Birthday Judith Martin, author/journalist/columnist, Miss Manners 1936 Birthday Rona Barrett, New York City, gossip columnist, Tomorrow Show 1935 Birthday 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 Death Delilah L Beasley, U.S. author/columnist (Oakland Tribune), dies at 61 1930 Birthday Nico Scheepmaker, Dutch columnist/poet 1930 Birthday Jimmy Breslin, born in New York City, columnist, New York Post, News, Newsday 1929 Birthday William Safire, political columnist, New York Times, speech writer, Nixon 1929 Birthday Renate Rubinstein, Tamar, German/Ned's author/columnist, Tamar 1929 Event "NY Daily Mirror" columnist Walter Winchell debuts on radio 1928 Birthday Marilyn Beck, newspaper columnist 1927 Birthday Anthony Lewis, columnist New York Times and author, Gideon's Trumpet 1926 Birthday Tom Wicker, columnist, New York Times 1925 Birthday Russell Baker, Loudoun County, Virginia, columnist/humorist, New York Times 1925 Birthday Carl Rowan, gun-toting newspaper columnist, Washington Post 1925 Birthday Nat Hentoff, columnist/novelist, Village Voice, The Cold Society 1924 Birthday Frank F. Mankiewicz, New York City, columnist, Perfectly Clear 1924 Birthday Colin Welch, columnist/critic 1921 Birthday Pricilla Lanford Buckly, editor/columnist, National Review 1921 Birthday Paul Coates, born in New York City, columnist, Tonight! America After Dark 1920 Birthday James J Kilpatrick, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, columnist, 60 Minutes 1920 Birthday Craig Claiborne, food columnist, New York Times Cookbook 1920 Birthday Harriet Van Horne, Syracuse, New York, columnist/panelist, Leave it to Girls 1919 Birthday Army Archerd, Hollywood columnist/TV host, Movie Game 1918 Birthday Abigail Van Buren, Mrs Morton Phillips, Sioux City Iowa, columnist 1918 Birthday Ann Landers, born in Sioux City, Iowa, twin sister/advice columnist 1916 Birthday Leo Horn, Dutch soccer referee/columnist/businessman 1916 Birthday Herbert Eugene Caen, columnist 1916 Birthday Herb Caen, born in Sacramento, California, columnist, SF Chronicle 1915 Birthday 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 Birthday Andre Frossard, Catholic columnist 1914 Birthday Martin Gardner, Scientific American math and puzzles columnist 1914 Birthday Stewart Alsop, born in Avon, Connecticut, columnist and political analyst, worked for Saturday Evening Post and Newsweek 1913 Birthday Dorothy Kilgallen, born in Chicago, Illinois, columnist, What's My Line? 1911 Birthday Joey Adams, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian/actor/columnist, ABC's Back That Fact 1910 Birthday Joseph Alsop, political newspaper columnist, Men Around the President 1907 Birthday Earl Wilson, Rockford, Ohio, columnist, Midnight Earl 1907 Birthday Janet Harmon Bragg, U.S. pilot/columnist, Chicago Defender 1906 Birthday Bob Considine, sports columnist, Bob Feller Story 1905 Birthday Red Smith, Green Bay Wisconsin, sportscaster/columnist, Fight Talk 1902 Birthday Max Lerner, U.S., columnist, New York Post 1902 Birthday Ed Sullivan, TV variety show host/gossip columnist, Ed Sullivan Show 1899 Birthday Danton Walker, Mariette, Georgia, columnist, Broadway Spotlight 1899 Birthday Goodman Ace, radio/TV actor/columnist/humorist, Better of Goodman 1897 Birthday Walter Winchell, born in Harlem, New York City, newscaster and columnist, Untouchables 1895 Birthday Nick Kenny, Astoria New York City, columnist/songwriter, Nick Kenny Show 1892 Birthday John Kieran, New York City, columnist/author, Natural History of New York City 1890 Birthday Hedda Hopper, Elda Furry, Pennsylvania, gossip columnist, From Under My Hat 1881 Birthday Franklin P Adams, born in Chicago, Illinois, columnist, Information Please 1849 Birthday Harriet Hubbard Ayers, beauty cream maufacturer and expert/columnist
