David Halberstam
David Halberstam | |
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 Halberstam in 2001 | |
| Born | April 10, 1934 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | April 23, 2007 (aged 73) Menlo Park, California, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (AB) |
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| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Michael J. Halberstam (brother) |
| Writing career | |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
David Halberstam (April 10, 1934 – April 23, 2007) was an American writer, journalist, and historian, known for his work on the Vietnam War, politics, history, the civil rights movement, business, media, American culture, Korean War, and later, sports journalism. He won a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 1964. Halberstam was killed in a car crash in 2007 while doing research for a book.