Joseph Wright Alsop (Joseph Wright Alsop)
Journalist. Educated at Harvard University, he has a newspaper journalism career that thirty-seven years, obtained a following beginning with his reportage of the 1934 Lindbergh baby kidnapping case. During World War II, he served in the United States Navy with the “Flying Tigers”. Known for being a powerbroker through his varied political connections, as well as his popular column, “Matter Of Fact,” which was published in over 200 papers nationwide, he was a popular liberal voice. Later in life, he authored best-selling books, wrote magazine articles and lectured on art. At work on a memoir at his Washington, D.C. home, he died due to a combination of cancer, anemia and emphysema. His life became the basis for several novels and a Broadway play. (bio by: Diane ღ) Family links: Parents: Joseph Wright Alsop (1876 – 1953) Corinne Douglas Robinson Alsop (1886 – 1971) Spouse: Susan Mary Jay Alsop (1918 – 2004)* Siblings: Joseph Wright Alsop (1910 – 1989) Stewart Alsop (1914 – 1974)* John DeKoven Alsop (1915 – 2000)* *Calculated relationship Note: Three Alsop Mausoleums stand together. He is in the largest free standing mausoleum.
Born
- October, 10, 1910
- USA
Died
- August, 08, 1989
- USA
Cemetery
- Indian Hill Cemetery
- Connecticut
- USA