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Christopher S. Wren (1936-2026) Journalist, author. Christopher S. Wren was born in Hollywood, California, and died in Thetford, Vermont. He was a correspondent for The New York Times.

Full Name

Christopher Sale Wren

Locations

DutchessNew York

Author's Timeline


1936

Birth

Christopher Sale Wren was born in Hollywood, California, on February. 22, 1936.

1953

Other Life Event

Dutchess County: Mr. Wren graduated from Trinity-Pawling School in Pawling, New York, in 1953.

1961

Other Life Event

New York County: Mr. Wren received a master’s degree from the Columbia School of Journalism in 1961.

1970

Literary Work

The Super Summer of Jamie McBride
Simon & Schuster
0671207997 / 978-0671207991
Novel written with Jack Shepherd.

1971

Literary Work

Winners Got Scars Too: The Life And Legends Of Johnny Cash
The Dial Press
Biography of the country singer Johnny Cash.

1973-2001

Other Life Event

New York County: Mr. Wren began as a metropolitan reporter for The New York Times in 1973 and worked for The Times for 28 years.

1990

Literary Work

The End of the Line: The Failure of Communism in the Soviet Union and China
Simon & Schuster
0671638645 / 978-0671638641
Nonfiction.

1996

Literary Work

Hacks
Simon & Schuster
0684814137 / 978-0684814131
Novel.

2001

Literary Work

The Cat Who Covered the World
Isis Large Print
0753152177 / 978-0753152171
Memoir.

2004

Literary Work

Walking to Vermont: From Times Square into the Green Mountains — a Homeward Adventure
Simon & Schuster
0743251520 / 978-0743251525
Memoir.

2018

Literary Work

Those Turbulent Sons of Freedom: Ethan Allen’s Green Mountain Boys and the American Revolution
Simon & Schuster
141659955X / 978-1416599555
History.

2026

Death

Christopher S. Wren died at his home in Thetford, Vermont, on February 15, 2026.

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