Seymour Hersh

Quick Facts

Full Name	Seymour Hersh
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Apr 8, 1937(1937-04-08)
Age	87
Birthplace	Chicago
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Aries

Seymour Hersh Biography

Seymour Hersh is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on April 8, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Author and investigative journalist, located within Washington, D.C. who has been awarded the Polk Award in Journalism five times. He is an also Pulitzer Winner who claimed the prize on the spot in 1970. International Reporting.

The book he wrote in 1997, The Dark Side of Camelot focused on His 1997 book, The Dark Side of Camelot, was about John F. Kennedy..

Three children were born to him and his partner Elizabeth Klein, whom he got married in 1964.

Seymour Hersh Net Worth

Seymour Hersh is one of the richest Journalist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Seymour Hersh 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was employed at Walgreens for a time following being kicked out of The University of Chicago Law School because of his poor grades.

He was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1970 for uncovering his involvement in the My Lai Massacre and its concealment in Vietnam. Vietnam War.

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Who is Seymour Hersh Dating?

According to our records, Seymour Hersh married to Sarah Klein. As of December 1, 2023, Seymour Hersh’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Seymour Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Seymour Hersh celebrates birthday on April 8 of every year.

Top Facts about Seymour Hersh

1. Seymour Hersh is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist.
2. He broke the story of the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam.
3. Hersh has written for The New Yorker and The New York Times.
4. He has authored several books, including “The Dark Side of Camelot.”
5. Hersh uncovered the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in Iraq.
6. He has been critical of US foreign policy and military interventions.
7. Hersh was born on April 8, 1937, in Chicago, Illinois.
8. He attended the University of Chicago and Northwestern University.
9. Hersh served as a correspondent for United Press International (UPI).
10. In 2015, he published an article challenging the official account of Osama bin Laden’s death.

What did Seymour Hersh investigate?

Seymour Hersh, in full Seymour Myron Hersh, (born April 8, 1937, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.), American journalist whose reporting generally focused on the U.S. government and its involvement abroad. He was especially noted for his investigations into the My Lai Massacre and the Abu Ghraib prison scandal.

Who did Seymour Hersh work for?

McCarthy as speechwriter and press secretary. Hersh joined The New York Times in 1972, working in Washington and New York. He left the paper in 1979 and has been a freelance writer since, with two six-month stints on special assignment to The Times’s Washington bureau.

When did the My Lai story break?

On November 12th 1969 the American investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, after interviewing William Calley, broke the story of the killing of civilians at My Lai.

When was Seymour Hersh born?

April 8, 1937 (age 85 years)

Who exposed My Lai massacre?

Ronald L. Ridenhour , the Vietnam veteran who in 1969 first disclosed the My Lai massacre of Vietnamese civilians by United States Army troops, died yesterday in Metairie, La. He was 52.