Charles W. Bailey II

Charles W. Bailey
Born Charles Waldo Bailey II
(1929-04-28)April 28, 1929
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died January 3, 2012(2012-01-03) (aged 82)
Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater Harvard University
Occupation Journalist, newspaper editor and novelist

Charles Waldo Bailey II (April 28, 1929 – January 3, 2012) was an American journalist, newspaper editor and novelist.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of John Washburn Bailey and Catherine (née Smith),[1] he graduated from Harvard University in 1950. He then worked for the Minneapolis Tribune, serving as its editor from 1972 to 1982.[2] Bailey co-wrote, with Fletcher Knebel, the best-selling political thriller novel Seven Days in May (1962), and several other novels. He died in Englewood, New Jersey.[3][4]

See also

Further reading

  • Staff (January 5, 2012). "Ex-Minneapolis Tribune Editor, Author Bailey Dies". Associated Press (via The Boston Globe). Retrieved February 8, 2012.

References

  1. ↑ Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, vol. 2, R. Reginald, 1979, pg 803
  2. ↑ Coleman, Nick (January 5, 2012). "Chuck Bailey: The Last Decent Newspaperman" Archived March 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.. Nick Coleman – The State I'm In (blog). Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  3. ↑ (registration required) . The New York Times.
  4. ↑ Ringham, Eric (January 6, 2012). "Commentary – Former Strib Editor Stood on Principle, and Larger than Life". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved February 8, 2012.


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