Joseph Lelyveld

Joseph Lelyveld
Born
Joseph Salem Lelyveld

(1937-04-05)April 5, 1937
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJanuary 5, 2024(2024-01-05) (aged 86)
New York City, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (BA, MA)
Columbia University (MS)
Occupation(s)Journalist and Author
Known forExecutive editor of The New York Times (1994–2001), earning a Pulitzer Prize for Move Your Shadow, controversy over book Great Soul
Children2 daughters

Joseph Salem Lelyveld (5 April 1937 – 5 January 2024) was an American journalist from Cincinnati, Ohio. He was the editor of the New York Times from 1994 to 2001. He received the Pulitzer Prize in 1986 for Move Your Shadow: South Africa, Black and White.[1][2]

Personal life

Lelyveld was married to Carolyn Fox from 1959 until her death in 2004. They had two daughters.

Lelyvald died from complications of Parkinson's disease at his home in Manhattan, on 5 January 2024. He was 86 at the time of his death.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Move Your Shadow: South Africa, Black and White". Goodreads. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 McFadden, Robert D. (5 January 2024). "Joseph Lelyveld, Former Top Editor of The New York Times, Dies at 86". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.