Murray Kempton (* 16. December 1917 in Baltimore; † 5. May 1997 in Manhattan) was an american journalist. He was 79 years old. He studied at Johns Hopkins University. He received 6 awards, including George Polk Award, Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award. His cause of death was pancreatic cancer.

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16. Dec 1917 – 5. May 1997(79 years)Died in:Manhattan, New York

American journalist (1917–1997)

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Baltimore, Maryland

Manhattan, New York

journalist

United States

pancreatic cancer

Awards(6)

George Polk Award Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award National Book Award Carey McWilliams Award The Hillman Prize for Newspaper Journalism Pulitzer Prize for Commentary

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Johns Hopkins University

Murray Kempton (* 16. December 1917 in Baltimore; † 5. May 1997 in Manhattan) was an american journalist. He was 79 years old. He studied at Johns Hopkins University. He received 6 awards, including George Polk Award, Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award. His cause of death was pancreatic cancer.

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1917

Born in Baltimore, Maryland

1997

Died in Manhattan, New York (pancreatic cancer)

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