About Charles W. Bailey
Lived 1929 – 2012 (aged 82). Charles W. Bailey was an American novelist, editor and journalist.
Charles Waldo Bailey II (April 28, 1929 – January 3, 2012) was an American journalist, newspaper editor and novelist.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of John Washburn Bailey and Catherine (née Smith), he graduated from Harvard University in 1950. He then worked for the Minneapolis Tribune, serving as its editor from 1972 to 1982. Bailey co-wrote, with Fletcher Knebel, the best-selling political thriller novel Seven Days in May (1962), and several other novels. He died in Englewood, New Jersey.
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Who was Charles W. Bailey?
journalist (1929-2012)
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Charles W. Bailey was born on 28 April 1929 in Boston.
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Charles W. Bailey died on 3 January 2012 in Englewood.
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Charles W. Bailey was a novelist, editor and journalist.
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Charles W. Bailey was American.
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