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Irene Corbally Kuhn
Kuhn in 1945
Born
Irene Corbally

(1898-01-15)January 15, 1898
New York City, United States
DiedDecember 30, 1995(1995-12-30) (aged 97)
Concord, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
OccupationJournalist

Irene Corbally Kuhn (15 January 1898 – 30 December 1995) was a journalist and author, whose career spanned seven decades in five continents.[1] She became famous in the 1920s and '30s by working as a reporter for many newspapers in the United States and China.[2] Mrs. Kuhn was a woman of many "firsts", among others, she was the first woman to broadcast from the Orient and the first individual to broadcast from a US Navy vessel.[3] In addition to countless columns for numerous newspapers, she also wrote a memoir,[4] a documentary and a screen-play.[5]

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Publications

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  • With De Jaegher, Raymond J. (1952). The Enemy Within: An Eyewitness Account of the Communist Conquest of China. Garden City, NY: Doubleday.

References

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  1. ^ Ware, Susan (2004). Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary Completing the Twentieth Century. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674014886.
  2. ^ Pace, Eric (December 31, 1995). "Irene Corbally Kuhn, 97, Reporter and Columnist". The New York Times. Vol. CXLV, no. 50292 (Late ed.). p. 33. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "Kuhn, Irene Corbally (1898–1995) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  4. ^ Kuhn, Irene Corbally (August 2018). Assigned to Adventure. Ardent Writer Press, LLC. ISBN 9781938667985.
  5. ^ "Irene Kuhn". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  6. ^ "10 Women in Journalism to Get Awards for Work". The New York Times. Vol. CXXVII, no. 43753 (Late City ed.). November 8, 1977. p. 36. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
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