Martha Gellhorn
American war correspondent (1908–1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Martha Ellis Gellhorn (8 November 1908 – 15 February 1998)[1] was an American novelist, travel writer, and journalist who is considered one of the great war correspondents of the 20th century.[2][3]
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Born | Martha Ellis Gellhorn (1908-11-08)8 November 1908 |
Died | 15 February 1998(1998-02-15) (aged 89) London, England |
Education | John Burroughs School |
Occupation(s) | Author, war correspondent |
Years active | 1934–1998 |
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Family | Walter Gellhorn (brother) |
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Gellhorn reported on virtually every major world conflict that took place during her 60-year career. She was also the third wife of American novelist Ernest Hemingway, from 1940 to 1945. She died in 1998 by apparent suicide at the age of 89, ill and almost completely blind.[4] The Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism is named after her.