William Safire
1929 - 2009
General Information
Bio
(1929-2009) Political columnist, novelist. William Safire was born in New York City and died in Rockville, Maryland. He was known as a political columnist for the New York Times from 1973 until 2005. He won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1978.
Full Name
William Safire
Locations
Bronx
Author's Timeline
1929
BIRTH
William Safire was born William Safir in New York City in 1929.
1947
OTHER
Safire graduated from the Bronx High School of Science in 1947.
1947
OTHER
Safire attended Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York, from 1947 until 1949.
1963
LITWORK
The Relations Explosion
Macmillan.
Macmillan.
1964
LITWORK
Plunging Into Politics
Nonfiction written with Marshall Loeb.
Nonfiction written with Marshall Loeb.
1968
LITWORK
The New Language Of Politics
Random House.
Nonfiction.
Random House.
Nonfiction.
1968
LITWORK
Safire's Political Dictionary
Random House, New York.
394502612
Third edition.
Random House, New York.
394502612
Third edition.
1975
LITWORK
Before The Fall: Inside View Of The Pre-Watergate White House
Doubleday.
Memoir.
Doubleday.
Memoir.
1977
LITWORK
Full Disclosure
Doubleday.
0-385-12115-6
Novel.
Doubleday.
0-385-12115-6
Novel.
1987
LITWORK
Freedom: A Novel Of Abraham Lincoln And The Civil War
0-385-15903-X
Novel.
0-385-15903-X
Novel.
1995
LITWORK
Sleeper Spy
0-679-43447-X
Novel.
0-679-43447-X
Novel.
2000
LITWORK
Scandalmonger
0-684-86719-2
Novel.
0-684-86719-2
Novel.
2004
LITWORK
The Right Word In The Right Place At The Right Time: Wit And Wisdom From The Popular Language Column In The New York Times Maga
0-7432-4244-0
0-7432-4244-0
2009
DEATH
William Safire died in Rockville, Maryland, in 2009.
2009
INTERMENT
William Safire was interred in King David Memorial Garden, Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia.
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