Meg Greenfield
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Mary Ellen Greenfield (December 27, 1930 – May 13, 1999), known as Meg Greenfield, was an American editorial writer who worked for the
A book she authored was published posthumously.[1][2]
Life and career
Greenfield was born in
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.[4]
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.[5][6]
Greenfield was portrayed by Carrie Coon in 2017 film, The Post.
Awards and honors
- Greenfield won the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing.[7]
Bibliography
- Greenfield, Meg (2001). Washington. Public Affairs. ISBN 978-1586480271.
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.