Roy Cohn
Politician, Author
1927 – 1986
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Who was Roy Cohn?
Roy Marcus Cohn was an American attorney who became famous during Senator Joseph McCarthy's investigations into Communist activity in the United States during the Second Red Scare. Cohn gained special prominence during the Army–McCarthy hearings. He was also an important member of the U.S. Department of Justice's prosecution team at the espionage trials of Soviet spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
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- Born
- Feb 20, 1927
The Bronx - Also known as
- Roy M. Cohn
- Roy Marcus Cohn
- Parents
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Columbia University
- Columbia Law School
- Horace Mann School
- Ethical Culture Fieldston School
- Columbia College of Columbia University in the City of New York
- Lived in
- Manhattan
- Died
- Aug 2, 1986
Bethesda
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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