CrossRoads Access, Inc. Corinth History

CORINTH INFORMATION DATABASE VERSION 1.3

(c) 1995 Milton Sandy, Jr.

OSBORNE, JOHN F., JR. - 1902-1981
The son of John F. and Norma Curry Osborne, John Osborne was born
in Corinth, Mississippi, on 15 March 1907. A long-time journalist, he
has worked for the Memphis COMMERCIAL APPEAL (1927-31), NEWSWEEK
(1936-38), TIME (1938-61), and the NEW REPUBLIC (1968- ); additionally,
he worked for TVA and NRA in the mid-1930's (1933-35) and as a free-lance
writer (1961-68). Married to Gertrude McCullough (9 May 1942), he has
written a book on England, and more recently, studies of the antebellum
South and the modern political scene. He lives at 2917 O Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20007.

and the Editors of LIFE. BRITAIN, THE LAND, THE PEOPLE, THE
SPIRIT. New York: Time, Incorporated, 1961.

THE OLD SOUTH. 1965.

THE NIXON WATCH. 1970.

THE FOURTH YEAR OF THE NIXON WATCH. New York: Liveright
Publishing, 1973.

Source: James B. Lloyd, Editor. LIVES OF MISSISSIPPI AUTHORS,
1817-1967, p.356. Jackson: University Press of
Mississippi, 1981.

son: John F. Osborne, III
2613 Knollwood
Hazel Crest, IL 60429

John F. Osborne, Jr. died May 2, 1981. Mrs. Osborne died on
February 21, 1994.

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