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John Gunther (1901–1970)

Author of Death Be Not Proud

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1901-08-30
Date of death
1970-05-29
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male
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USA
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USA
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Education
University of Chicago
Occupations
journalist
foreign correspondent
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Gunther, Frances (ex-wife)
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Chicago Daily News
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John Gunther (August 30, 1901 – May 29, 1970) was an American journalist and author whose success came primarily in the 1940s and 1950s with a series of popular sociopolitical works known as the "Inside" books. He is best known today for the memoir Death Be Not Proud about the death of his teenage son, Johnny Gunther, from a brain tumor.
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