Roderick MacLeish, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Roderick MacLeish

American writer

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1926

Place of Birth: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jul-2006

Profession: journalist, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Roderick MacLeish (January 15, 1926 – July 1, 2006) was an American journalist and writer.
Born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, he grew up in the Chicago suburbs and graduated from the University of Chicago.
MacLeish was news director for WBZ radio in Boston in the early 1950s, then helped start the London and Washington, DC, bureaus of Westinghouse Broadcasting, where he was a chief commentator.
He later was a commentator for CBS News, National Public Radio, and The Christian Science Monitor.
His published books include both nonfiction and fiction.
MacLeish was the nephew of poet Archibald MacLeish.
Attorney Eric MacLeish is his son.
He died in Washington, DC, at the age of 80.