Herb Caen

Journalist

Birthday April 3, 1916

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace California

DEATH DATE Feb 1, 1997 (80)

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About

A San Francisco columnist who chronicled the city for six decades.

Before Fame

He was a police reporter in Sacramento, CA.

Trivia

He won a Pulitzer Prize for his columns and for giving his city a sense of consciousness.

Family Life

His parents were named Augusta and Lucien.

Associated With

Like Walter Winchell he was a well known and respected newspaper columnist.