John Gunther

Novelist, Author

1901 – 1970

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Who was John Gunther?

John Gunther was an American journalist and author whose success came primarily in the 1940s and 1950s with a series of popular sociopolitical works known as the "Inside" books. He is best known today for the memoir Death Be Not Proud about the death of his teenage son, Johnny Gunther, from a brain tumor.

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Born
Aug 30, 1901
Chicago
Also known as
  • J. Gunther
Children
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Chicago
Died
May 29, 1970

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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