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Feb 22, 2012 · Roy Greenslade. Wed 22 Feb 2012 12.58 EST. Marie Colvin, who has been killed by a shell in Syria aged 56, was a fearless but never foolhardy war correspondent who believed passionately in the...
About Marie — Marie Colvin Memorial Foundation. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Marie reported from the front lines of war zones around the world and was renowned for her bravery, her tenacity, her skill and her compassion.
Nov 10, 2018 · Marie Colvin: ‘She illuminated the cost of war through individuals’ pain’. The fearless war correspondent is celebrated in a new book and two films. But any portrayal of her as a tragic heroine...
About Marie Colvin. 1956-2012. Marie Colvin was an acclaimed war correspondent from Long Island, who was killed by President Assad’s forces in Syria in February 2012 while working for The Sunday Times of London. She exemplified courage under fire, commitment to truth-telling and concern for the suffering of civilians caught up in war.
Marie was born in Astoria, Queens and raised in Oyster Bay, New York. Her parents, William and Rosemarie were both high school teachers, and Marie was the oldest of five children. Shortly after her graduation from Yale in 1978, Marie started her career as editor of the newsletter for the the Teamsters Local 237 in New York City.
Dec 12, 2018 · Marie Colvin was a foreign correspondent for The Sunday Times in London, and one of the most remarkable war reporters of her generation. She covered every conflict, from Beirut in the mid-'80s...
May 16, 2012 · The memorial service for Marie Colvin, the Sunday Times journalist killed in Syria last February, took place in a packed St Martin-in-the-Fields church in central London. Ms Colvin was 56 when...
