Elmer Davis
Elmer Holmes Davis was an American news reporter, author, the Director of the United States Office of War Information during World War II and a Peabody Award recipient.
Background
- Born in
- Aurora
- Educated at
- The Queen's CollegeFranklin College
- Awards
- 🏆 Peabody Awards🏆 Rhodes Scholarship
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1890
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Birth1958
Died
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