Name Eugene Burns Role Author | Died 1957, Baghdad, Iraq | |
Books Then there was one, The last king of Paradise, Fresh and salt water spinning | ||
Eugene Burns was an American author and war correspondent (b. Eugene Burnstein in Estonia). He died in August 1957, at the age of 52, during a street mob revolt in Baghdad, Iraq.
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Personal
Burns was born in Moscow. Before working in Iraq, Burns lived in Sausalito, California. Burns was married to his wife Olga.
Career
He started out his career as a newsman and later worked as a correspondent for the Associated Press in the Soviet Union, China, and Pacific during World War II. He also wrote a number of books on animals and fishing and was the author of the column, "Is That So?", which covered wildlife.
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