About Jon Bradshaw
Lived 1938 – 1986 (aged 47–48). Jon Bradshaw was a journalist.
Jon Bradshaw (1938 – November 25, 1986) was a journalist, author, and contributing editor to Esquire.
Biography Jon Wayne Bradshaw was born in New York City and graduated from Church Farm School. He also attended Columbia University.
Bradshaw was famous for his lifestyle and journalism, and many of his works were compiled in a 2021 anthology The Ocean Is Closed: Journalistic Adventures and Investigations and published by Ze Books. He was also in a relationship with Anna Wintour before marrying producer Carolyn Pfeiffer. He has two children. A daughter Shannon Bradshaw and a son photographer Rick Guest. Bradshaw was called the "Indiana Jones of magazine journalism" by Esquire editor Alex Belth.
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Who was Jon Bradshaw?
American writer (1938–1986)
When was Jon Bradshaw born?
Jon Bradshaw was born in 1938 in New York (state), New York City.
When did Jon Bradshaw die?
Jon Bradshaw died on 25 November 1986 in California, Los Angeles.
What was Jon Bradshaw's occupation?
Jon Bradshaw was a journalist.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jon Bradshaw. https://biography.guide/jon-bradshaw/
MLA: "Jon Bradshaw." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/jon-bradshaw/.
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