About John Gray
Lived 1937 – 2020 (aged 83). John Gray was a Canadian journalist.
John Anthony Morgan Gray (April 28, 1937 – September 23, 2020) was a Canadian journalist and author whose work included Paul Martin: The Power of Ambition, a biography with an emphasis on Martin's lifelong quest to be prime minister. A journalist with the Ottawa Citizen, Gray also had many roles in 20 years of work for The Globe and Mail, including writer, editor, foreign correspondent, and Ottawa bureau chief. He won three National Newspaper Awards.
John Gray was married to journalist and CBC Radio broadcaster Elizabeth Gray, née Binks. He died from complications of Parkinson's disease in Toronto, on September 23, 2020, at the age of 83.
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Who was John Gray?
Canadian journalist and author (1937-2020)
When was John Gray born?
John Gray was born on 28 April 1937.
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John Gray died on 23 September 2020.
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John Gray was a journalist.
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John Gray was Canadian.
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