About Anne Nelson
Born 1954. Anne Nelson is an American writer, playwright, journalist, opinion journalist and university teacher.
Anne Nelson (born 1954) is an American journalist, author, playwright, and professor.
Early life and education Anne Nelson was born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma in 1954, and spent her childhood in Lincoln, Nebraska. She graduated from Yale University in 1976.
Career From 1980 to 1983, Nelson served as a war correspondent in El Salvador and Guatemala.
In 2005, she received a Guggenheim Fellowship in Nonfiction and German and East European History for her research for the book Red Orchestra.
Nelson teaches at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.
In 2024, she was named to the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame.
Personal life Nelson is married to journalist and author George Black. Together they have two children.
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American author and playwright
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