About Marvin Barrett
Lived 1920 – 2006 (aged 86). Marvin Barrett was a writer.
Marvin Galbraith Barrett (May 6, 1920 – August 19, 2006) was an American author and educator known as an authority on broadcast journalism.
Life and career Barrett was born in Des Moines, Iowa. His father, Edwin, was a radio actor and taught communications at Drake University.
A near-death experience in 1984 inspired Barrett to keep journals, and resulted in his 1999 book Second Chance: A Life After Death.
Barrett died in Manhattan as a result of congestive heart failure.
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Marvin Barrett was born on 6 May 1920.
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Marvin Barrett died on 19 August 2006.
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