Raymond Clapper

Raymond Clapper
Born
Raymond Lewis Clapper

(1892-05-30)May 30, 1892
La Cygne, Kansas, United States
DiedFebruary 1, 1944(1944-02-01) (aged 51)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationJournalist
Spouse
Olive Ewing
(m. 1913)
Children1 son, 1 daughter

Raymond Lewis Clapper (May 30, 1892 – February 1, 1944) was an American journalist, commentator and news analyst for both radio and newspapers who was described in a Life magazine article as "one of America's ablest and most-respected journalists." Clapper died in a plane crash while covering the invasion of the Marshall Islands during World War II.