Writer Jack Newfield is dead at 66

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http://www.boston.com/dailynews/356/region/Writer_Jack_Newfield_is_dead_a:.shtml

Jack Newfield, a muckraking columnist at several New York newspapers and the author of 10 books on topics ranging from Robert F. Kennedy to boxing impresario Don King, has died. He was 66.

Newfield died late Monday night at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center of kidney cancer that had spread to his lungs, said Howard Rubenstein, a spokesman for the family.

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His later books included ''Only in America: The Life and Crimes of Don King,'' ''Somebody's Gotta Tell It: The Upbeat Memoir of a Working Class Journalist'' and ''The Full Rudy: The Man, the Myth and the Mania,'' about former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.

Newfield also worked on several television documentaries as a writer and producer, and he published numerous articles for The Nation, Parade, New York magazine and other publications.

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1. Damn

Thanks, Jack, God bless!

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2. Bye, Jack --- tough break

Here's a nice picture of his life: http://www.evesmag.com/newfield.htm

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3. How come all the good guys are dropping like flies?

Like many idealistic young people, Newfield was drawn to the civil rights movement in the South. He was arrested at a sit-in in 1963 and spent two days in jail with Michael Schwerner, who was later murdered along with James Chaney and Andrew Goodman.

In 1964 Newfield went to work for the Voice, one of whose founders, Norman Mailer, was among his journalistic models.

His first book, ''A Prophetic Minority,'' published in 1966, was about his experiences in the civil rights movement in Mississippi.

Newfield traveled with Kennedy during his presidential campaign and was present at the Ambassador Hotel when the candidate was assassinated on June 5, 1968.

His second book, ''Robert Kennedy: A Memoir,'' came out the following year.

''Though it's really unknowable, I think that if Bobby had lived to be president we would have ended the Vietnam War much sooner, renewed the war on poverty; we would have had a totally different policy toward blacks than Richard Nixon had,'' Newfield had said in an interview.

Newfield was at the Voice as a columnist, reporter and senior editor until 1988. He was a columnist at the Daily News from 1988 to 1990 and at the Post from 1991 to 2001.

At the time of his death he was a fellow at The Nation Institute and a columnist for the Sun.

His later books included ''Only in America: The Life and Crimes of Don King,'' ''Somebody's Gotta Tell It: The Upbeat Memoir of a Working Class Journalist'' and ''The Full Rudy: The Man, the Myth and the Mania,'' about former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.

I don't think you'll find a copy of ''The Full Rudy: The Man, the Myth and the Mania,'' in Bernard Kerik office. I have to buy the book. Maybe Kerik had him knocked off? Hatfield comes to mind right now!!

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5. "populist manifest"

A great book.

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6. I have a copy of his book "A Prophetic Minority"

which I bought used (it's a REAL old copy)at a second hand bookstore bak in the 90's. I haven't read it yet...

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7. Danm! Danm!

RIP Jack!

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