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Guthman died August 31, 2008 at his home in the [[Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles|Pacific Palisades]] neighborhood of [[Los Angeles]], at the age of 89. He suffered from [[amyloidosis]], a rare disease that attacks the internal organs.<ref>[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008151498_guthmanobit02m.html Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Ed Guthman dies]</ref>
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Edwin O. Guthman (August 11, 1919 – August 31, 2008) was an American journalist and university professor. While at the Seattle Times, he won that paper's first Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1950.

Biography

Guthman was born in Seattle, Washington, graduating from the University of Washington in 1941.[1] He entered the Army in 1942. During World War II, he served as an infantry regiment reconnaissance platoon leader in both North Africa and Italy. In 1946, he was discharged as a captain. During his tour, he was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart.[2] While at the Seattle Times, he won that paper's first Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1950. He was a reporter for the Seattle Star (1941–1947), and a reporter for The Seattle Times[1] (1947–1961).[2] His articles proved that the Washington State Un-American Activities Committee suppressed evidence that cleared University of Washington professor Melvin Rader of false charges of being a Communist.[1][3]

In 1961, he was tapped by Attorney General Robert Kennedy to be his press secretary. He later served Kennedy in a similar position for one year when RFK became U.S. Senator from New York in 1965. As a result of his work with Kennedy, he was third on Nixon's Enemies List.[1][3]

He was the national editor for the Los Angeles Times from 1965 to 1977[1] and then the editorial page editor for The Philadelphia Inquirer (1977–1987).[4]

He was a senior lecturer at the USC Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California, where he had been a professor since 1987. He retired in 2007.[5][6]

Guthman died August 31, 2008 at his home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, at the age of 89. He suffered from amyloidosis, a rare disease that attacks the internal organs.[7]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e "Edwin O. Guthman, '41", Columns (University of Washington alumni magazine), December 2008, p. 53.
  2. ^ a b Elaine Woo (September 2, 2008). "Edwin O. Guthman, 89; Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist". The Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ a b USC Annenberg School profile.
  4. ^ Richard Goldstein (September 1, 2008). "Edwin O. Guthman, 89, Editor, Dies". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Lane, Laura (March 1, 2007). "Ed Guthman". Annenberg TV News. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2007-12-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Petrie, Lesley and Torrey Andersonschoepe (March 2, 2007). "Journalists gather to fete Ed Guthman; Tom Brokaw and Kyra Phillips join in celebrating Annenberg professor's career". Daily Trojan. Retrieved 2007-12-15.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Ed Guthman dies

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