McGrory, Mary, 1918-2004

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Dates:
Birth 1918-08-22
Death 2004-04-20

Biographical notes:

Journalist. Full name: Mary Dorothy McGrory.

From the description of Mary McGrory papers, 1928-2004 (bulk 1956-2002). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132926

Biographical Note

1918, Aug. 22 Born, Boston, Mass. 1939 A.B., Emmanuel College, Boston, Mass. 1939 1942 Picture cropper, Houghton Mifflin Co. 1942 1947 Began as secretary, became book reviewer, Boston Herald Traveler 1947 1954 Book reviewer, Washington Star, Washington, D.C. 1954 1981 Feature writer, Washington Star, Washington, D.C. 1962 Received George Polk Memorial Award for coverage of Richard Nixon's “farewell” press conference 1975 Received Pulitzer Prize for commentary 1981 2003 Columnist, Washington Post, Washington, D.C. 1998 Received Fourth Estate Award from the National Press Club 2002 Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award, Courage in Journalism Award 2003 Awarded John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism 2004, Apr. 21 Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Mary McGrory Papers, 1928-2004, (bulk 1956-2002), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • American newspapers
  • American newspapers
  • American newspapers
  • Arms control
  • Army
  • Book reviewing
  • Children
  • Iran
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011
  • Journalism
  • Journalism
  • Judges
  • Judges
  • Presidents
  • Presidents
  • Press
  • Press
  • Pulitzer Prizes
  • September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
  • Social security
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorism
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975
  • Watergate Affair, 1972-1974
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945

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  • Journalists

Places:

  • Nicaragua (as recorded)
  • Vietnam. (as recorded)
  • Washington (D.C.) (as recorded)
  • Ireland. (as recorded)
  • Middle East. (as recorded)
  • Persian Gulf (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Middle East (as recorded)
  • Iraq (as recorded)
  • Persian Gulf. (as recorded)
  • Nicaragua. (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Iraq (as recorded)
  • Ireland (as recorded)
  • Vietnam (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Boston (as recorded)
  • Washington (D.C.) (as recorded)

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