Alexander Cockburn
Journalist, Author
1941 – 2012
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Who was Alexander Cockburn?
Alexander Claud Cockburn was an Irish American political journalist and writer. Cockburn was brought up by British parents in Ireland but had lived and worked in the United States since 1972. Together with Jeffrey St. Clair, he edited the political newsletter CounterPunch. Cockburn also wrote the "Beat the Devil" column for The Nation as well as one for The Week in London, syndicated by Creators Syndicate.
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- Born
- Jun 6, 1941
Scotland - Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Emma Tennant
(1968/12/13 - 1973)
- Emma Tennant
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Irish American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Keble College, Oxford
- University of Oxford
- Died
- Jul 21, 2012
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on July 23, 2013
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