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- Birth nameJames Barrett Reston Jr.
- James Reston Jr. was born on March 8, 1941 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Innocence of Joan Little, David Frost Interviews Richard Nixon (1977) and Long Shadows (1987). He was married to Denise Brender Leary. He died on July 19, 2023 in Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA.
- SpouseDenise Brender Leary(June 12, 1971 - July 19, 2023) (his death, 3 children)
- ChildrenHillary Reston
- ParentsSarah Jane "Sally" Fulton
- RelativesThomas Reston(Sibling)Richard Reston(Sibling)
- He attended Oxford University during his junior year of college.
- Earned his B.A. in philosophy in 1963 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill while on a Morehead Scholarship.
- Attended the St. Albans School in Washington, D.C.
- At UNC, he was an All-South soccer player and still retains the single-game scoring record for the university-five goals against North Carolina State University on October 18, 1962.
- Maternal grandfather, William J. Fulton, served two terms as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois.
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