Dorothy Thompson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dorothy Thompson

American journalist and radio broadcaster

Date of Birth: 09-Jul-1893

Place of Birth: Erie County, New York, United States

Date of Death: 30-Jan-1961

Profession: writer, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Dorothy Celene Thompson (July 9, 1893 – January 30, 1961) was an American journalist and radio broadcaster, who in 1939 was recognized by Time magazine as being equal in influence to Eleanor Roosevelt.
She is notable as the first American journalist to be expelled from Nazi Germany in 1934 and as one of the few women news commentators on radio during the 1930s.
She is regarded by some as the "First Lady of American Journalism".