Les Whitten
American writer
Leslie Hunter "Les" Whitten Jr. (February 21, 1928 – December 1, 2017) was an American investigative reporter. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida. He worked at the Washington Merry-Go-Round under Jack Anderson, as well as novelist and translator of French poetry Baudelaire.[1] He was arrested by the FBI and was spied on by the CIA during his career.[2]
Whitten died in Adelphi, Maryland of sepsis on December 1, 2017 at the age of 89.[3][4][5]
References
change- ↑ The Gale Group (2005), "Whitten, Leslie Hunter, Jr.", Writers Directory 2005, archived from the original on 2015-03-28, retrieved 2017-12-10.
- ↑ "Matches for Leslie Hunter "Les" Whitten, Jr". MyHeritage. Archived from the original on 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- ↑ Smith, Harrison (2 December 2017). "Les Whitten, investigative reporter arrested by FBI and spied on by CIA, dies at 89". Washington Post. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ↑ Smith, Harrison (7 December 2017). "Les Whitten, investigative reporter arrested by FBI and spied on by CIA, dies at 89". New York Times. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ↑ Hemingway, Mark (6 December 2017). "The Washington Reporter Who Reinvented Horror and Science-Fiction". Weekly Standard. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
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