Age, Biography and Wiki
Doris Fleeson was born on 20 May, 1901 in Sterling, Kansas, US, is an American journalist and columnist (1901–1970). Discover Doris Fleeson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 69 years old?
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Journalist |
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69 years old |
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Taurus |
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20 May, 1901 |
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20 May |
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Sterling, Kansas, US |
| Date of death |
1 August, 1970 |
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| Nationality |
United States
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Doris Fleeson Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Doris Fleeson's Husband?
Her husband is John O'Donnell
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John O'Donnell |
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Doris Fleeson Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Doris Fleeson worth at the age of 69 years old? Doris Fleeson’s income source is mostly from being a successful journalist. She is from United States. We have estimated Doris Fleeson's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Not Available |
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journalist |
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Timeline
Doris Fleeson (May 20, 1901 – August 1, 1970) was an American journalist and columnist and was the first woman in the United States to have a nationally syndicated political column.
Fleeson was born in Sterling, Kansas, to clothing store manager, William Fleeson, and Helen Fleeson (née Tebbe).
She was the youngest of six children.
In 1918, she graduated from Sterling High School, where she was the class valedictorian.
In 1918, Fleeson attended Sterling College, then known as Cooper College, for an academic year.
Fleeson went on to attend and receive a B.A. in economics from the University of Kansas in 1923.
Fleeson's first journalism job was at the Pittsburg Sun.
She moved to Evanston, Illinois, to become the society editor of the News-Index and then to Long Island, New York to be an editor at Great Neck News.
In 1927, she joined the New York Daily News as a general assignment reporter, eventually moving to the newspaper's Albany bureau to cover state politics.
Fleeson and her husband, fellow Daily News reporter John O'Donnell, moved to Washington D.C. to work on at Daily News' Washington Bureau in 1930.
They started a column together called "Capital Stuff" in 1933 that was published until their divorce in 1942.
The marriage ended in divorce in 1942.
She left the Daily News in 1943 to be a war correspondent for Woman's Home Companion.
She reported from France and Italy during the war before returning to Washington to write a political column for the Boston Globe and Washington Evening Star.
In 1945, the column was picked up by the Bell Syndicate and distributed across the country.
In 1958, Fleeson married Dan A. Kimball, who had been Secretary of the Navy from 1951 to 1953, and later was President of Aerojet.
Eleanor Roosevelt attended the wedding, as did financier Bernard Baruch.
At its height in 1960, her column ran in about 100 newspapers.
In 1970, Fleeson died of complications from a stroke.
