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Colman McCarthy (1938-2026) Journalist, author. Colman McCarthy was born in Glen Head, New York, and died in La Romana, Dominican Republic. He was a pacifist who wrote a column in The Washington Post for nearly thirty years.

Full Name

Colman Joseph McCarthy

Locations

Nassau

Author's Timeline

1938

Birth

Nassau County
Colman Joseph McCarthy was born In Glen Head, New York, on March 24, 1938.

1973

Literary Work

Disturbers of the Peace: Profiles in Non Adjustment
Houghton Mifflin Company
0395154669 / 978-0395154663
Nonfiction.

1975

Literary Work

Inner Companions
Acropolis Books Inc.
0874910544 / 978-0874910544
Nonfiction.

1977

Literary Work

The Pleasures of the Game: The Theory Free Guide to Golf
Doubleday
0803769024 / 978-0803769021
Nonfiction.

1984

Literary Work

Involvements: One Journalist's Place in the World
Acropolis Books Inc.
0874917573 / 978-0874917574
Nonfiction.

1994

Literary Work

All of One Peace: Essays on Nonviolence
Rutgers University Press
0813520975 / 978-0813520971
Collection of essays.

2002

Literary Work

I'd Rather Teach Peace
Orbis Books
1570754306 / 978-1570754302
Nonfiction.

2008

Literary Work

At Rest with the Animals: Thoughts Over Thirty Years
Humane Society Press
0974840041 / 978-0974840048
Nonfiction.

2015

Literary Work

Teaching Peace: Students Exchange Letters with Their Teacher
Vanderbilt University Press
0826520383 / 978-0826520388
Nonfiction.

2026

Death

Colman McCarthy died at his son John’s home in La Romana, Dominican Republic, on February 27, 2026.

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