Peter Greenough
Journalist, Deceased Person
1917 – 2006
Who was Peter Greenough?
Peter B. Greenough was an American journalist and editor. He was the husband of opera singer Beverly Sills.
Greenough was born in Brookline, Massachusetts and graduated from Harvard University and the Columbia School of Journalism. In 1940, he was hired by The Plain Dealer; he remained at the Plain Dealer until 1960, working as a reporter, copy editor, business editor and finally as an associate editor.
He married Sills, his second wife, in 1956, having previously divorced from Jane Thomas. In 1960 Greenough and Sills moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he worked as the general business editor for the Boston Herald and later a columnist for the Boston Globe. He resigned in 1969 to dedicate himself to his family's affairs.
Greenough died in Manhattan, New York City on September 6, 2006 after a long illness. He was survived by Sills, their two children, three children from his first marriage, and two grandchildren.
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- Born
- Feb 6, 1917
United States of America - Spouses
- Beverly Sills
(1956 - )
- Beverly Sills
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Columbia University
- Harvard University
- Lived in
- Boston
- New York City
- Died
- Sep 6, 2006
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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