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American journalist
Meg Greenfield
Born Mary Ellen Greenfield
(1930-12-27 ) December 27, 1930Died May 13, 1999(1999-05-13) (aged 68) Alma mater Occupation
Editorial writer Employers
Mary Ellen Greenfield (December 27, 1930 – May 13, 1999), known as Meg Greenfield , was an American editorial writer who worked for the
Washington Post and
Newsweek . She was also a
Washington, D.C. , insider, known for her wit. Greenfield won a
Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing .
A book she authored was published posthumously.
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Life and career
Greenfield was born in
Seattle , the daughter of Lorraine (Nathan) and Lewis James Greenfield.
[3] Her family was
Jewish . She attended
The Bush School and graduated summa cum laude from
Smith College in 1952. She also studied at
Cambridge University as a
Fulbright Scholar and was friends there with
Norman Podhoretz , who also went on to a career in
journalism .
She became influential in a male-dominated world and a close confidante of Post publisher
Katharine Graham . She spent 20 years as the editorial page editor for The Washington Post and 25 years as a columnist for Newsweek. She influenced generations of Washington Post writers.
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When diagnosed with cancer, Greenfield partly retired to
Bainbridge Island in her native
Washington , where she wrote a posthumously published memoir entitled Washington . She died of the disease, at age 68.
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Greenfield was portrayed by
Carrie Coon in 2017 film,
The Post .
Awards and honors
Bibliography
References
^ Jill Abramson (April 23, 2001).
"Meg Greenfield's Secret Book Offers Insights but No Dish" .
The New York Times .
^ Adam Clymer (April 29, 2001).
"Big Potomac High School: Posthumously, Meg Greenfield says what she thinks of Washington" .
The New York Times .
^ Harmon, Daniel P.
"Meg Greenfield Biography" .
University of Washington . Retrieved January 12, 2018 .
^ McManus, Jeanne (May 25, 2014).
"My Mercurial, brutal, brilliant woman boss" .
The Washington Post . p. A17.
^ Smith, J. Y. (May 14, 1999).
"Newsweek Columnist Meg Greenfield Dies" .
The Washington Post . p. A1.
^ Barringer, Felicity (May 14, 1999).
"Meg Greenfield, Who Shaped Washington Post's Editorial Page, Dies at 68" .
The New York Times .
^
"Meg Greenfield of The Washington Post" .
Pulitzer Prize . Retrieved January 12, 2018 .
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