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July 2, 1995 (104 years old)
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Scorpio
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George Seldes
Henry George Seldes is an American investigative journalist, foreign correspondent, editor, author and media critic best known for publishing the In Fact newsletter from 1940 to 1950. He is a journalist. Outstanding investigation of the genre in the early 20th century as a muckraker, used his press to fight injustice and justify reform. But in his day, the mood of the public changed and the need for muckraking readers was much lower. Influenced by Lincoln Steffens and Walter Lippmann, Seldes' career began when he was hired at the Pittsburgh Leader at the age of 19. In 1914 he was appointed night editor of the Pittsburgh Post. In 1916 he went to the United Press in London. In 1917, during World War I, he moved to France to work for the Marshall Union, where he was a member of the United States Expeditionary Force press team. After the war, Seldes spent ten years as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune.
BornHenry George Seldes, November 16, 1890, Alliance Colony, New Jersey, U.S. (now Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey)
DiedJuly 2, 1995, Windsor, Vermont, U.S.
OccupationJournalist
LanguageEnglish
Notable worksSee list of books

About George Seldes

Journalist George Seldes was born on November 16, 1890 in New Jersey, United States (He dies at the age of 104, on July 2, 1995).

Award-winning investigative journalist who has worked for the Pittsburgh Post, United Press, and, most notably, the Chicago Tribune. In Fact, a political newsletter, was also published by him.

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George Seldes before becoming famous

George Seldes was born in the Zodiac sign Scorpio (The Scorpion), and 1890 is also the year of Tiger (兎) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He grew up in Alliance Colony, New Jersey, with his younger brother, Gilbert Seldes, who is also a writer.

Achievement of George Seldes

He got an interview with Russian Communist leader World Leader Vladimir Putin in 1922 while working for the Chicago Tribune.

George Seldes's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

In 1932, he married Helen Wiesman. He lived two decades longer than his wife, dying in 1995 at the age of 104.

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Both he and his colleague Journalist Bob Greene worked for The Chicago Tribune.

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George Seldes Income & Net worth

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