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Tag Archives: George Plimpton
Correction o’ the Day (At Play in the Fields of the Times Edition)
The prolific author Peter Matthiessen died last week and the obituaries came fast and, in some cases, loose. From Wednesday’s New York Times Corrections: FRONT PAGE An obituary in some editions on Sunday and in early editions on Monday about … Continue reading
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Tagged At Play in the Fields of the Lord, Bitcoins, Dog Soldiers, Ernest Hemingway, Far Tortuga, George Plimpton, Goodreads, Hotchkiss School, In the Spirit of Crazy Horse, New York Times, Peter Matthiessen, Roger Stone, St. Bernard's, The Old Man and the Sea, Viking Press
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Great American Sportswriter Lists Lack Heinz Sight
Two recent pieces (not to be confused with Reese’s Pieces) about American sportswriters have excluded one name from the roll call of the best at their craft: W.C. Heinz, Heavyweight Champion of the Word as Jeff MacGregor dubbed him in a … Continue reading
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Tagged A.J. Liebling, Brownsville Bum, Damon Runyon, Frank Deford, George Plimpton, Heavyweight Champion of the Word, Jeff MacGregor, Jim Murray, Jimmy Breslin, Last King of the Sports Page, New York Times, Nicholas Dawidoff, Once They Heard the Cheers, Red Smith, Ring Lardner, Roger Angell, Sports Illustrated, The Professional, W.C. Heinz, Wall Street Journal
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