Joe McGinniss, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joe McGinniss

American journalist (1942-2014)

Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1942

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 10-Mar-2014

Profession: writer, author, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Joseph Ralph McGinniss Sr.
(December 9, 1942 – March 10, 2014) was an American non-fiction writer and novelist.
The author of twelve books, he first came to prominence with the best-selling The Selling of the President 1968 which described the marketing of then-presidential candidate Richard Nixon.
He is popularly known for his trilogy of bestselling true crime books — Fatal Vision, Blind Faith and Cruel Doubt — which were adapted into TV miniseries in the 1980s and 90s.
His last book was The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin, an account of Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska who was the 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee.