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Eugene Burns was an American author and war correspondent (b. Eugene Burnstein in Estonia). He died on July 15, 1958, at the age of 52, during a street mob revolt in Baghdad, Iraq. [1]

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Personal

Burns was born in Moscow. Before working in Iraq, Burns lived in Sausalito, California. [1] Burns was married to Olga Burns. [1] They had twin daughters, Carol Eugenia Burns and Stephanie Olga Burns, born in 1944.

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. [2] He also wrote books on animals and fishing, and was the author of the column, "Is That So?", which covered wildlife. [1]

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  2. "AP WAS THERE: 75 years ago, the AP reported on Pearl Harbor". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online. Associated Press.