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- Birth nameThomas Lauren Friedman
- Thomas Friedman was born on July 20, 1953 in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Nova (1974), Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspective (1994) and A Science Odyssey (1998). He has been married to Ann Bucksbaum since November 23, 1978. They have two children.
- SpouseAnn Bucksbaum(November 23, 1978 - present) (2 children)
- Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the "New York Times", specializing in Middle Eastern affairs.
- Attended St. Louis Park High School, where he wrote articles for his school's newspaper. Graduated in 1971.
- In 1975 he received a bachelor of arts in Mediterranean Studies from Brandeis University, where he first arrived as a transfer student in 1973. Then attended St. Antony's College at the University of Oxford on a Marshall scholarship, earning an M.Phil. in Middle Eastern studies.
- His wife, Ann, is a graduate of Stanford University and the London School of Economics. Her father, Matthew Bucksbaum, was the chairman of the board of General Growth Properties, the real estate development group that he co-founded with his brother in 1954.
- He and his wife have two daughters: Orly Friedman (b. 1985), who attended Yale University; and Natalie Friedman (b. 1988), who attends Williams College. Both were born in Israel, where their father was serving as a correspondent for the "New York Times".
- No two countries that both have a McDonalds have ever fought a war against each other.
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