David Halberstam

David Halberstam
Halberstam in 2001
Halberstam in 2001
Born(1934-04-10)April 10, 1934
New York City, U.S.
DiedApril 23, 2007(2007-04-23) (aged 73)
Menlo Park, California, U.S.
OccupationJournalist, historian, writer
NationalityAmerican
EducationHarvard University (AB)
GenreNon-fiction
Spouse
(m. 1965; div. 1977)
Jean Sandness Butler
(m. 1979)
Children1
RelativesMichael J. Halberstam (brother)

David Halberstam (April 10, 1934 – April 23, 2007) was an American writer, journalist, and historian, known for his work on the Vietnam War, politics, history, the Civil Rights Movement, business, media, American culture, Korean War, and later, sports journalism.[1] He won a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 1964. Halberstam was killed in a car crash in 2007, while doing research for a book.[2][3]

  1. ^ Academy of Achievement biography "David Halberstam Biography -- Academy of Achievement". Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.; retrieved February 26, 2014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference pulitzer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Haberman, Clyde (April 24, 2007). "David Halberstam, 73, Reporter and Author, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved November 5, 2016.

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