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(1909-1995) Journalist. James Barrett Reston was born in Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, and died in Washington, District of Columbia.

Full Name

James Barrett Reston

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline

1909

BIRTH

James Barrett Reston was born in Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on November 3, 1909.

1939

OTHER

Mr. Reston worked for The New York time as a reporter, a columnist, and an executive editor beginning in 1939.

1943

LITWORK

Prelude To Victory
A. A. Knopf

Nonfiction.

1967

LITWORK

The Artillery of the Press: Its Influence on American Foreign Policy
HarperCollins
0060135425 / 978-0060135423
Nonfiction.

1967

LITWORK

Sketches in the Sand
Knopf

Collection of columns.

1991

LITWORK

Deadline: A Memoir
Random House
0394585585 / 978-0394585581
Memoir.

1995

DEATH

James Barrett Reston died at his home in Washington, District of Columbia, on December 6, 1995.

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