Roderick MacLeish
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Roderick MacLeish and Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (1953)
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January 15, 1926 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania |
| Died | July 1, 2006 (aged 80) Washington, DC |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Notable works | The Guilty Bystander (essays), The Sun Stood Still (nonfiction), Prince Ombra (fantasy fiction), The Man Who Wasn't There (fiction) |
| Spouse | Diana Chapin MacLeish, Doris Inch MacLeish, Jane Krumbhaar MacLeish |
 Roderick MacLeish (center, in levis) as a University of Chicago student. Archival Photographic Files, (apf digital item number apf303034r), Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library. |
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. He died in Washington, DC, at the age of 80.
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