Osborne, John, 1907-1981

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Dates:
Birth 1907-03-15
Death 1981
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English,

Biographical notes:

Author, editor, and journalist. Full name: John Franklin Osborne. Died 1981.

From the description of John Osborne papers, circa 1900-1983 (bulk 1941-1983). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982634

Biographical Note

1907, Mar. 15 Born, Corinth, Miss. 1925 1926 Attended Southwestern University, Memphis, Tenn. 1926 1927 Attended University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. 1927 1931 Reporter, Commercial Appeal and the Associated Press, Memphis, Tenn. 1933 1935 Public information officer, Tennessee Valley Authority and National Recovery Administration 1936 1938 Labor affairs writer and national affairs editor, Newsweek 1938 1961 Writer, editor, and foreign correspondent, Time, inc. 1942 Married Gertrude McCullough 1946 1948 London bureau chief, Time, inc. 1948 1951 Foreign editor, Life magazine 1951 1953 Washington editor, Time, inc. 1953 1956 Senior Far East correspondent, Time, inc. 1956 1961 Staff writer, Life magazine 1961 Published Britain: A Country of Character (New York: Time, inc. 176 pp.) 1961 1968 Free-lance writer 1968 Published The Old South (New York: Time-Life Books. 192 pp.) 1968 1981 White House correspondent and associate senior editor, New Republic; wrote regular columns "The Nixon Watch" and "White House Watch" 1970 1975 Published annual volumes of collections of "The Nixon Watch" columns 1974 George Polk Memorial Award for magazine reporting 1977 Published White House Watch: The Ford Years (Washington: New Republic Book Co. 482 pp.) 1981, May 2 Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the John Osborne Papers, circa 1900-1983, (bulk 1941-1983), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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  • Foreign correspondents
  • Foreign correspondents
  • Foreign correspondents
  • Foreign correspondents
  • Journalism
  • Journalism
  • Journalism
  • Korean War, 1950-1953
  • Presidents
  • Presidents
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945

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  • Authors
  • Journalists

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  • Italy--Rome (as recorded)
  • Washington (D.C.) (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
  • Europe (as recorded)
  • Japan--Tokyo (as recorded)
  • London (England) (as recorded)
  • England--London (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • London (England) (as recorded)

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