George Vecsey
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George Vecsey is an American sportswriter and author known for his long career with The New York Times and for co-writing the bestselling biography "Coal Miner’s Daughter" about country singer Loretta Lynn.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Coal Miner’s Daughter | 0 |
| Peter Vecsey | 0 |
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| instanceOf |
biography
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human ⓘ journalist ⓘ non-fiction writer ⓘ sportswriter ⓘ |
| author | George Vecsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary Sports Writing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf | Coal Miner’s Daughter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coveredFor | The New York Times NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coWroteBiographyOf | Loretta Lynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1939-07-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Hofstra University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | The New York Times ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Hungarian American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biographical writing
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sports journalism ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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non-fiction ⓘ sports writing ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Peter Vecsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Loretta Lynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-writing the biography Coal Miner’s Daughter
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coverage of Major League Baseball ⓘ coverage of World Cup soccer ⓘ human-interest approach to sportswriting ⓘ long career with The New York Times ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Baseball: A History of America’s Favorite Game
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Coal Miner’s Daughter NERFINISHED ⓘ Eight World Cups: My Journey through the Beauty and Dark Side of Soccer NERFINISHED ⓘ Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner’s Daughter NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Musial: An American Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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journalist ⓘ sportswriter ⓘ sportswriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| residence | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Marianne Vecsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Loretta Lynn
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Olympic Games NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Musial NERFINISHED ⓘ World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ baseball ⓘ soccer ⓘ tennis ⓘ |
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