Martin Arnold (journalist)
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- For the experimental filmmaker, see Martin Arnold.
Martin Arnold (born May 14, 1929, New York City – died June 4, 2013 Manhattan) was an American journalist who spent nearly four decades at The New York Times.
In 1968, Arnold received the George Polk Award for Political Reporting.[1]
Arnold's positions at the Times included:
- media editor (early 1990s)
- book editor for Culture Desk and publishing columnist (late 1990s/early 2000s)
Arnold died on June 4, 2013 at his home in Manhattan from complications of Parkinson's disease. He was 84.[2]
Early life
Arnold was born Martin Katske to Arnold and Evelyn Katske, and raised on Long Island. When his father died, his mother changed their surname to Arnold. He earned a bachelor's degree from what was then Adelphi College in Garden City.[3]
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- 2013 deaths
- George Polk Award recipients
- American columnists
- The New York Times writers
- Deaths from Parkinson's disease
- Disease-related deaths in New York (state)
- Neurological disease deaths in the United States
- People from Manhattan
- 20th-century American journalists
- People from Long Island
- Adelphi University alumni
- American journalist, 1920s birth stubs