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William L. Shirer

William L. Shirer

American journalist
William Lawrence Shirer was an American journalist and war correspondent. He wrote The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, a history of Nazi Germany that has been read by many and cited in scholarly works for more than 50 years. Wikipedia
Born: February 23, 1904, Chicago, IL
Died: December 28, 1993 (age 89 years), Boston, MA
Spouse: Martha Pelton (m. 1972–1975), Theresa Stiberitz (m. 1931–1970), and Irina Lugovskaya (m. ?–1993)
Nationality: American
Children: 2