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- NAME: William Safire
- OCCUPATION: Journalist, Author
- BIRTH DATE: December 17, 1929
- DEATH DATE: September 27, 2009
- PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York
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William Safire was a writer whose column "On Language" was a long-running feature of the New York Times Magazine.
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Journalist, author. Born on December 17, 1929, in New York City, New York. William Safire is perhaps best known for his famous New York Times Magazine column "On Language."
A former speechwriter and public relations writer, and special assistant to President Richard Nixon, Safire joined The New York Times as a Washington-based columnist in 1973. He won a 1978 Pulitzer Prize for commentary.
Safire has written numerous books on writing and language, including How Not to Write: The Essential Misrules of Grammar (2005). Delving into fiction, he wrote four novels: Full Disclosure (1977), Freedom (1987), Sleeper Spy (1995), and Scandalmonger (2000).
Safire died on September 27, 2009, after a long struggle with pancreatic cancer. He lived near Washington, D.C. with his wife. He is survived by his wife Helene; their children Mark and Annabel; and a granddaughter.
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