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John Helyar
John Helyar (born 1951) is an American journalist and author. He is a graduate of Boston University. He is married to ''The Wall Street Journal''’s Betsy Morris. Helyar has worked for ''The Wall Street Journal'', Fortune magazine, ESPN.com, ESPN The Magazine and Bloomberg News. He is the author of the 1994 book, ''Lords of the Realm: The Real History of Baseball''. His reporting with Bryan Burrough Bryan Burrough (born August 13, 1961, in Tennessee) is an American author and correspondent for ''Vanity Fair''. He has written six books. Burrough was a reporter for ''The Wall Street Journal'' in Dallas, Texas, between 1983 and 1992. He ha ... on RJR Nabisco earned them the 1989 Gerald Loeb Award for Deadline and/or Beat Writing. They turned their research into the book '' Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco'', which was made into an HBO Emmy award-winning a film of the same title. References External links 1951 births Living people The Wall Stree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Gerald Loeb Award
The Gerald Loeb Award, also referred to as the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, is a recognition of excellence in journalism, especially in the fields of business, finance and the economy. The award was established in 1957 by Gerald Loeb, a founding partner of E.F. Hutton & Co. Loeb's intention in creating the award was to encourage reporters to inform and protect private investors as well as the general public in the areas of business, finance and the economy. Gerald Loeb Loeb first became known for his book ''The Battle for Investment Survival'', which was popular during the Great Depression and is still considered a classic. Born in 1899, Loeb began his investing career in 1921 in the bond department of a brokerage firm in San Francisco, California. He moved to New York in 1921 after joining with E. F. Hutton & Co., and became vice-chairman of the board when the company incorporated in 1962. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 greatly aff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century American Non-fiction Writers
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The Wall Street Journal People
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1951 Births
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's novel '' Journey Through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbarians At The Gate (film)
''Barbarians at the Gate'' is a 1993 American Biographical film, biographical comedy-drama television film directed by Glenn Jordan and written by Larry Gelbart, based on the Barbarians at the Gate, 1989 book of the same name by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar. The film stars James Garner, Jonathan Pryce, and Peter Riegert. It tells the true story of F. Ross Johnson, who was the president and CEO of RJR Nabisco. ''Barbarians at the Gate'' received generally positive reviews from critics. The film earned nine nominations at the 45th Primetime Emmy Awards, winning one for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie, Outstanding Made for Television Movie. It also won Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film, Best Miniseries or Television Film and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film for Garner at the 51st Golden Globe Awards. Plot Self-made multimillionaire F. Ross Johnson, CEO of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Correspondent
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Bryan Burrough
Bryan Burrough (born August 13, 1961, in Tennessee) is an American author and correspondent for ''Vanity Fair''. He has written six books. Burrough was a reporter for ''The Wall Street Journal'' in Dallas, Texas, between 1983 and 1992. He has written for ''Vanity Fair'' since 1992. While reporting for ''The Wall Street Journal'', he won the Gerard Loeb Award for excellence in financial journalism three times. Burrough has written a number of book reviews and op-ed articles for publications such as ''The New York Times'', ''Los Angeles Times'', and ''The Washington Post''. He has also made appearances on ''Today'', ''Good Morning America'', and many documentaries. Education Burrough obtained his degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in 1983. Family He stated in a Book TV interview on C-SPAN 2 with Joe Barton that he was born in Memphis, Tennessee but moved to Temple, Texas when he was seven years old. He lived in Summit, New Jersey with his wife Marla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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