Joseph Wright Alsop (1910 - 1989) - Find A Grave Memorial

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Joseph Wright Alsop

Birth:	Oct. 10, 1910
Death:	Aug. 28, 1989, USA
Journalist and syndicated newspaper columnist. He was Harvard educated with a newspaper journalism career spanning thirty-seven years. He obtained a following as a journalist beginning with his reportage of the 1934 Lindbergh baby kidnapping case. During World War Two, he served in the US Navy with the Flying Tigers. Known for being a powerbroker through his varied political connections, as well as his popular column, "Matter Of Fact," which was published in over 200 papers nationwide, he was a popular liberal. He was also a relative of the Roosevelts. Later in life, he authored best-selling books, wrote magazine articles and lectured on art. At work on a memoir at his Washington, D.C. home, he died due to a combination of cancer, anemia and emphysema. His life became the basis for several novels and a Broadway play. (bio by: Diane ღ) Search Amazon for Joseph Alsop Note: Three Alsop Mausoleums stand together. He is in the largest free standing mausoleum. Built of beautiful Brown stone.

Burial: Indian Hill Cemetery Middletown Middlesex County Connecticut, USA Plot: Alsop tomb, grave 8
Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Diane ღ Record added: Apr 27, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 89197401