Irene Corbally Kuhn
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Irene Corbally Kuhn | |
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Born | Irene Corbally January 15, 1898 New York City, United States |
Died | December 30, 1995 | (aged 97)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Journalist |
Irene Corbally Kuhn (15 January 1898 – 30 December 1995) was a journalist and author, whose career spanned seven decades in five continents.[1] She became famous in the 1920s and '30s by working as a reporter for many newspapers in the United States and China.[2] Mrs. Kuhn was a woman of many "firsts", among others, she was the first woman to broadcast from the Orient and the first individual to broadcast from a US Navy vessel.[3] In addition to countless columns for numerous newspapers, she also wrote a memoir,[4] a documentary and a screen-play.[5]
Awards
- 1977: Front Page Award for best magazine feature article[6]
Publications
- With De Jaegher, Raymond J. (1952). The Enemy Within: An Eyewitness Account of the Communist Conquest of China. Garden City, NY: Doubleday.
References
- ^ Ware, Susan (2004). Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary Completing the Twentieth Century. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674014886.
- ^ Pace, Eric (December 31, 1995). "Irene Corbally Kuhn, 97, Reporter and Columnist". The New York Times. Vol. CXLV, no. 50292 (Late ed.). p. 33. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ^ "Kuhn, Irene Corbally (1898–1995) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
- ^ Kuhn, Irene Corbally (August 2018). Assigned to Adventure. Ardent Writer Press, LLC. ISBN 9781938667985.
- ^ "Irene Kuhn". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
- ^ "10 Women in Journalism to Get Awards for Work". The New York Times. Vol. CXXVII, no. 43753 (Late City ed.). November 8, 1977. p. 36. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
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- Burials at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Concord, Massachusetts)