David Halberstam

Journalist

Birthday April 10, 1934

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace New York City, NY

DEATH DATE Apr 23, 2007 (73)

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About

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, author, and historian best known for his wartime reporting during the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.

Before Fame

He graduated from Harvard in 1955, where he served as the Managing Editor of university's newspaper, The Harvard Crimson.

Trivia

In 1964, he won a Pulitzer Prize when he was only 30 for his reporting in Vietnam.

Family Life

He had one child with Jean Sandness Butler, whom he married in 1979.

Associated With

Peter Arnett was his colleague and friend while reporting from Vietnam.