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Hal Boyle. Harold Vincent "Hal" Boyle (July 24, 1911 – April 1, 1974) was a prolific, Pulitzer-prize -winning journalist for the Associated Press. During 30 years with the AP, Boyle wrote 7,680 columns. [1] He is best known for his work as a war correspondent during World War II. He was consistently closer to the front lines in the European ...
Harold Vincent "Hal" Boyle was a prolific, Pulitzer-prize-winning journalist for the Associated Press. During 30 years with the AP, Boyle wrote 7,680 columns. He is best known for his work as a war correspondent during World War II. He was consistently closer to the front lines in the European and Pacific theatres of operation than other correspondents. His column became a staple in over 700 ...
The 1945Pulitzer Prize Winnerin Correspondence. Harold V. (Hal) Boyle of Associated Press. Share:TwitterFacebookEmail. For distinguished war correspondence during the year 1944. The Jury. The Jury. Theodore Bernstein(Chair) Winners in Correspondence. 1947.
Harold Vincent Boyle (he later shortened his name to “Hal,” which he felt looked better on a byline) was born February 21, 1911, in Kansas City. He was the third of five children born to grocer Peter E. Boyle and his wife Margaret (Gavaghan). Boyle so often repeated his mother’s adage to “sit loosely in the saddle of life” that
Apr 4, 1974 · Hal Boyle, the Pulitzer Prize‐winning war correspondent and columnist for The Associated Press, was eulogized yesterday as a writer who will live on in the legends he created. He had died of a ...
Harold Boyle became the AP's first human-interest columnist, displaying a gift for words, unceasing curiosity, an interest in both the individual human and in humanity, a humorous approach, and a light touch. His column was read eagerly by mothers and wives nationwide, eager to hear news of their men fighting abroad.
