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Homer Bigart

American journalist · United States · On the map · Journalists · Lived 1907 to 1991 · aged 83

Homer William Bigart was an American reporter who worked for the New York Herald Tribune from 1929 to 1955 and for The New York Times from 1955 to his retirement in 1972. He was considered a "reporter's reporter" and an "enduring role model."

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1991Died16 April 19911951Pulitzer Prize for International ReportingAward1950George Polk AwardAward1948George Polk AwardAward1907Born25 October 1907

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Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting1951
George Polk Award1950
George Polk Award1948

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He won two Pulitzer Prizes as a war correspondent, as well as most of the other major journalism awards.

Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1907 to 1991 · aged 83