Mary McGrory

Mary McGrory (August 22, 1918 – April 20, 2004) was an American journalist and columnist. She was a fierce opponent of the Vietnam War and was on Richard Nixon's enemies list for writing "daily hate Nixon articles."

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August 22 - 1918 - April 20 - 2004 - American - Journalist - Columnist - Vietnam War - Richard Nixon - Enemies list

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Born in Boston, Massachusetts to Edward and Mary McGrory, she shared her father's love of Latin and writing, and she graduated from the Girls' Latin School and began her career as a book reviewer at The Boston Herald. She was hired in 1947 by The Washington Star and began her career as a journalist, a path she was inspired to take by reading Jane Arden comic strips. She rose to prominence as their reporter covering the McCarthy hearings in 1954.

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Boston, Massachusetts - Latin - The Boston Herald - 1947 - The Washington Star - Jane Arden - McCarthy hearings - 1954

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McGrory won the Pulitzer Prize in 1975, for her articles about the Watergate scandal.

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Pulitzer Prize - 1975 - Watergate

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After the Star went out of business in 1981, McGrory went to work for The Washington Post.

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1981 - The Washington Post

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She died in Washington, D.C. at the age of 85.

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She is now credited with the example sentence for the word "glom" on Dictionary.com.

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