biography
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Smith, Red
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popular name of Walter Wellesley Smith
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| male
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| lived:
| (1905–82)
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| biography:
| Journalist, born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. Hired away from the Philadelphia Record (1945) by the New York Herald Tribune, he became a widely syndicated sports columnist with a national reputation. When the Tribune folded in 1967, he found a new base at the New York Times. Known for his humour and command of language, he won many awards, including a 1976 Pulitzer Prize. |
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