Joe McGinniss
American writer (1942–2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the American writer born in 1942. For his son the novelist, see Joe McGinniss Jr. For the Australian Aboriginal activist, see Joe McGinness.
Joseph Ralph McGinniss Sr. (December 9, 1942 – March 10, 2014) was an American non-fiction writer and novelist.
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Born | (1942-12-09)December 9, 1942 New York City, U.S. |
Died | March 10, 2014(2014-03-10) (aged 71) Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Occupation | Journalist, author |
Language | English |
Alma mater | College of the Holy Cross (BA) |
Period | 1964–2014 |
Genre | Nonfiction and novels |
Subject | Richard Nixon Jeffrey R. MacDonald Sarah Palin Alaska Italian football |
Notable works | The Selling of the President 1968 Fatal Vision Cruel Doubt Blind Faith Going to Extremes The Miracle of Castel di Sangro |
Spouse | Nancy Doherty |
Children | 5, including Joe Jr. |
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The author of twelve books, he first came to prominence with the best-selling The Selling of the President 1968 which described the marketing of then-presidential candidate Richard Nixon. He is popularly known for his trilogy of bestselling true crime books—Fatal Vision, Blind Faith and Cruel Doubt—which were adapted into TV miniseries in the 1980s and 90s. His last book was The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin, an account of Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska who was the 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee.