Strout, Richard L. (Richard Lee), 1898-

Journalist; died 1990.

From the description of Richard L. Strout papers, 1900-1991 (bulk 1950-1980). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983553

Biographical Note

• 1898, Mar. 14: Born, Cohoes, N.Y.
• 1915: Attended Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H.
• 1917: Commissioned second lieutenant, U.S. Army
• 1919: A.B. degree, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
• 1919 - 1921 : Reporter, Independent, Sheffield, England
• 1922 - 1984 : Columnist, Christian Science Monitor
• 1923: M.A. degree, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
• 1924: Married Edith R. Mayne (died 1932)
• 1936: Published with E. B. White Farewell to the Model T. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons
• 1939: Married Ernestine Wilke Published Maud. New York: Macmillan Co.
• 1943 - 1983 : Columnist, New Republic, TRB column
• 1958: Received George Polk Memorial Award for national reporting
• 1974: Awarded Sidney Hillman Foundation Prize
• 1975: Received Fourth Estate Award, National Press Club
• 1978: Awarded Pulitzer Prize Special Citation
• 1979: Published TRB: Views and Perspectives on the Presidency. New York: Macmillan Co.
• 1990, Aug. 19: Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Richard L. Strout Papers, 1900-1991, (bulk 1950-1980), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)