Sep 27
William Safire Dies
Posted by Slobokan @ 18:13 · 107 words · print
William Safire, a speechwriter for President Richard M. Nixon and a Pulitzer Prize-winning political columnist for The New York Times who also wrote novels, books on politics and a Malaprop’s treasury of articles on language, died at a hospice in Rockville, Md., on Sunday. He was 79.The cause was pancreatic cancer, said Martin Tolchin, a friend of the family.
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In 1962, he married the former Helene Belmar Julius, a model, pianist and jewelry designer. The couple had two children, Mark and Annabel. His wife and children survive him, as does a granddaughter.
via nytimes.com
Rest In Peace, William.
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