Journalist and reporter. James Creelman was born in Montreal, Canada, the son of a boiler inspector, Matthew Creelman, and homemaker, Martha (neé) Dunwoodie.
During a nearly 40 year career Creelman worked for, among others, Joseph Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst and James Gordon Bennett Jr. His subjects included such varied people as Leo Tolstoy, Antonin Dvorak, Pope Leo XIII, Sitting Bull, Thomas Edison and a dozen American Presidents to name but a few. A few topics covered by Creelman include the adventures of Paul Boyton, the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 and various financial scandals of the day.
James Creelman is probably best remembered for his coverage of and involvement in the 1898 Spanish-American War. Dispatched by Hearst to Cuba, he joined the charge on the Spanish held fort at El Caney. He was shot in the process of capturing its Spanish flag.
Interrupting his journalistic career, Creelman became President of the City of New York Civil Service Commission at the behest of his close friend Mayor William J. Gaynor. Journalism ultimately beckoned again. Ultimately he returned to the employment of William Randolph Hearst. His last assignment was to interview the German Kaiser. While in Berlin, Creelman died suddenly of Bright's Disease.
During a nearly 40 year career Creelman worked for, among others, Joseph Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst and James Gordon Bennett Jr. His subjects included such varied people as Leo Tolstoy, Antonin Dvorak, Pope Leo XIII, Sitting Bull, Thomas Edison and a dozen American Presidents to name but a few. A few topics covered by Creelman include the adventures of Paul Boyton, the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 and various financial scandals of the day.
James Creelman is probably best remembered for his coverage of and involvement in the 1898 Spanish-American War. Dispatched by Hearst to Cuba, he joined the charge on the Spanish held fort at El Caney. He was shot in the process of capturing its Spanish flag.
Interrupting his journalistic career, Creelman became President of the City of New York Civil Service Commission at the behest of his close friend Mayor William J. Gaynor. Journalism ultimately beckoned again. Ultimately he returned to the employment of William Randolph Hearst. His last assignment was to interview the German Kaiser. While in Berlin, Creelman died suddenly of Bright's Disease.
Journalist and reporter. James Creelman was born in Montreal, Canada, the son of a boiler inspector, Matthew Creelman, and homemaker, Martha (neé) Dunwoodie.
During a nearly 40 year career Creelman worked for, among others, Joseph Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst and James Gordon Bennett Jr. His subjects included such varied people as Leo Tolstoy, Antonin Dvorak, Pope Leo XIII, Sitting Bull, Thomas Edison and a dozen American Presidents to name but a few. A few topics covered by Creelman include the adventures of Paul Boyton, the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 and various financial scandals of the day.
James Creelman is probably best remembered for his coverage of and involvement in the 1898 Spanish-American War. Dispatched by Hearst to Cuba, he joined the charge on the Spanish held fort at El Caney. He was shot in the process of capturing its Spanish flag.
Interrupting his journalistic career, Creelman became President of the City of New York Civil Service Commission at the behest of his close friend Mayor William J. Gaynor. Journalism ultimately beckoned again. Ultimately he returned to the employment of William Randolph Hearst. His last assignment was to interview the German Kaiser. While in Berlin, Creelman died suddenly of Bright's Disease.
During a nearly 40 year career Creelman worked for, among others, Joseph Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst and James Gordon Bennett Jr. His subjects included such varied people as Leo Tolstoy, Antonin Dvorak, Pope Leo XIII, Sitting Bull, Thomas Edison and a dozen American Presidents to name but a few. A few topics covered by Creelman include the adventures of Paul Boyton, the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 and various financial scandals of the day.
James Creelman is probably best remembered for his coverage of and involvement in the 1898 Spanish-American War. Dispatched by Hearst to Cuba, he joined the charge on the Spanish held fort at El Caney. He was shot in the process of capturing its Spanish flag.
Interrupting his journalistic career, Creelman became President of the City of New York Civil Service Commission at the behest of his close friend Mayor William J. Gaynor. Journalism ultimately beckoned again. Ultimately he returned to the employment of William Randolph Hearst. His last assignment was to interview the German Kaiser. While in Berlin, Creelman died suddenly of Bright's Disease.
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