Jacques Leslie

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Jacques Leslie is an author and journalist. He was a war correspondent for the Los Angeles Times during the Vietnam War. [1]

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Education

The son of Jacques Robert Leslie and Aleen Leslie, Jacques Leslie obtained his B.A. in American Studies from Yale University and graduated with departmental honors. He was a Yale-China fellow from 1968–70 and was a tutor in English at Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has a sister, Diane Leslie. [2]

Personal life

He married Leslie Wernick Leslie on June 21, 1980. Leslie had two children from a previous marriage, Tristan and Kadie and the couple had a daughter, Sarah. [3] [4]

Awards and honors

Leslie has won a number of awards for his work which include:

Books

Magazines

Leslie's work has been published in such magazines as The Atlantic Monthly , The New York Times Magazine , Mother Jones, Orion, Wired, OnEarth , Newsweek , Washington Monthly , Columbia Journalism Review , Reader's Digest , among others.

References

  1. Greg McLaughlin (March 20, 2002), The war correspondent, Pluto Press, p. 179, ISBN   9780745314440
  2. "Jacques Leslie: Bio". Jacques Leslie. Archived from the original on September 10, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  3. Profile, encyclopedia.com. Accessed January 27, 2024.
  4. Jacques Leslie (1993), "Couplings", Newsweek , 121: 344