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Neil Sheehan(1936-2021)

  • Writer
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Neil Sheehan
Neil Sheehan was born on 27 October 1936 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for A Bright Shining Lie (1998), News in Perspective (1963) and Going Upriver (2004). He was married to Susan Sheehan. He died on 7 January 2021 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
BornOctober 27, 1936
DiedJanuary 7, 2021(84)
BornOctober 27, 1936
DiedJanuary 7, 2021(84)
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Known for

A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
A Bright Shining Lie
6.4
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1998
News in Perspective (1963)
News in Perspective
TV Series
  • Self - Washington Bureau, The New York Times
John Kerry in Going Upriver (2004)
Going Upriver
7.7
  • Self - Author, Historian
  • 2004
Dateline: Saigon (2016)
Dateline: Saigon
8.9
  • Self
  • 2016

Credits

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Writer

  • A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
    A Bright Shining Lie
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • book
    • 1998

Personal details

  • Official site
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Born
    • October 27, 1936
    • Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • January 7, 2021
    • Washington, District of Columbia, USA(complications from Parkinson's disease)
  • Spouse
    • Susan Sheehan? - January 7, 2021 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Book: "A Bright, Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam" (filmed as A Bright Shining Lie (1998)).
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Recipient of a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award for his 1988 book "A Bright Shining Lie." Sheehan's book inspired the TV film A Bright Shining Lie (1998) in which John Paul Vann was portrayed by Bill Paxton.

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