Howard Rushmore
Howard Rushmore | |
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Rushmore in 1957 | |
| Born | Howard Rushmore July 2, 1913 Mitchell, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Died | January 3, 1958 (aged 44) New York City, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Suicide by gunshot |
| Other names | Brooks Martin, Kenneth G. McLain, Juan Morales, Matt Williams |
| Alma mater | St. Brendan's Catholic School |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, film reviewer |
| Years active | 1929–1958 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Ruth Garvin
(m. 1936; div. 1945)Frances Everitt McCoy
(m. 1945) |
Howard Clifford Rushmore (July 2, 1913 – January 3, 1958) was an American journalist, nationally known for investigative reporting. As a communist, he reported for The Daily Worker; later, he became anti-communist and wrote for publications including the New York Journal-American and Confidential magazine. Rushmore killed himself and his wife in a murder-suicide in 1958.