Charles Edward Russell
Charles Edward Russell | |
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C.E. Russell, c. 1907 | |
| Born | September 25, 1860 Davenport, Iowa |
| Died | April 23, 1941 (aged 80) Washington, DC |
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| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize, biography, 1928 |
| Relatives | Frederick Russell Burnham (first cousin); Howard Burnham (first cousin) |
Charles Edward Russell (September 25, 1860 – April 23, 1941) was an American journalist, opinion columnist, newspaper editor, and political activist. The author of a number of books of biography and social commentary, he won the 1928 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography for The American Orchestra and Theodore Thomas.