Benjamin Fine

Journalist

Birthday September 1, 1905

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Massachusetts

DEATH DATE May 16, 1975 (69)

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About

American journalist and author who wrote for the New York Times from 1938 to 1958. He was the Education Editor for the paper from 1941 to 1958.

Before Fame

He attended Columbia University where he obtained both his Master's and Ph.D in journalism.

Trivia

He won a Pulitzer Prize for journalism (public service) in 1944.

Family Life

He was born in in Attleboro, Massachusetts and spent much of his youth in Rhode Island.

Associated With

Linda Greenhouse was also a Pulitzer winning writer for the New York Times.