Irene Corbally Kuhn
American journalist and author
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Irene Corbally Kuhn (15 January 1898 – 30 December 1995) was a journalist and author, whose career spanned seven decades in five continents.[1] She became famous in the 1920s and '30s by working as a reporter for many newspapers in the United States and China.[2] Mrs. Kuhn was a woman of many "firsts", among others, she was the first woman to broadcast from the Orient and the first individual to broadcast from a US Navy vessel.[3] In addition to countless columns for numerous newspapers, she also wrote a memoir,[4] a documentary and a screen-play.[5]
Born
January 15, 1898
Irene Corbally
January 15, 1898
New York City, United States
DiedDecember 30, 1995 (aged 97)
OccupationJournalist
Irene Corbally Kuhn | |
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Kuhn in 1945 | |
| Born | Irene Corbally January 15, 1898 New York City, United States |
| Died | December 30, 1995 (aged 97) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Awards
- 1977: Front Page Award for best magazine feature article[6]
Publications
- With De Jaegher, Raymond J. (1952). The Enemy Within: An Eyewitness Account of the Communist Conquest of China. Garden City, NY: Doubleday.