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Katharine Graham (née Katharine Meyer)

Memorial Page for Katharine Graham (née Katharine Meyer)

Jun 16, 1917 – Jul 17, 2001(84 years)Died in:Boise, Ada County

American publisher, editor and author

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Occupation(6)

publisherwriterjournalistbusinesspersoneditorart collector

Awards(8)

Elijah Parish Lovejoy AwardPulitzer Prize for BiographyNational Women's Hall of FameLibrary of Congress Living LegendPresidential Medal of FreedomInternational Press Institute World Press Freedom HeroesCourage in Journalism AwardFellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Spouse(2)

Phil GrahamPhilip Graham

Education(2)

University of ChicagoVassar College

Katharine Graham (* June 16, 1917 in New York City; † July 17, 2001 in Boise) was an american publisher, editor and author. She was 84 years old. She was married to Phil Graham. She had at least 1 child (1 daughter). Her education included University of Chicago and Vassar College. She received 8 awards, including Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award, Pulitzer Prize for Biography. Her cause of death was horse fall. She was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.

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Born in New York City, New York

1917

Married Phil Graham

1940

until 1963

Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award

1973

Courage in Journalism Award

1994

Pulitzer Prize for Biography

1998

International Press Institute World Press Freedom Heroes

2000

Died in Boise, Ada County (horse fall)

2001

National Women's Hall of Fame

2002

Presidential Medal of Freedom

2002

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  • Philip Graham
  • Eugene Isaac Meyer
  • Lally Weymouth
  • Florence Meyer

Resting place

Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)

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Katharine Graham (née Katharine Meyer). Forever remembered.