About Harry Flannery
Lived 1900 – 1975 (aged 74). Harry Flannery was an American journalist and writer.
Harry W. Flannery (March 13, 1900 – March 11, 1975) was an American journalist and author. He was the Berlin correspondent for the news division of the Columbia Broadcasting System in the years leading up to the United States involvement in World War II. In 1942, he published a bestseller about the experience, Assignment To Berlin. In 1968, he co-authored Which Way Germany, a study of the rise of fascism in pre-war Germany in the context of the Cold War Germany. In 1950, Flannery launched a failed bid for Congress as a Democrat for the 15th District in California. He briefly hosted a television talk show, Harry's Hat Rack and worked for the AFL–CIO in public relations until his retirement in 1967.
Death Harry died on 11 March 1975 in Santa Monica, California.
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Who was Harry Flannery?
American writer
When was Harry Flannery born?
Harry Flannery was born on 13 March 1900 in Greensburg.
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Harry Flannery died on 11 March 1975 in Santa Monica.
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Harry Flannery was a journalist and writer.
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