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Gary Webb(1955-2004)

  • Writer
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Gary Webb was born on 31 August 1955 in Corona, California, USA. He was a writer, known for Kill the Messenger (2014), Filming in Georgia (2015) and Crack in America (2015). He was married to Sue Stokes. He died on 10 December 2004 in Carmichael, California, USA.
BornAugust 31, 1955
DiedDecember 10, 2004(49)
BornAugust 31, 1955
DiedDecember 10, 2004(49)
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Jeremy Renner in Kill the Messenger (2014)
Kill the Messenger
6.9
  • Writer
  • 2014
Filming in Georgia
Video
  • Writer
  • 2015
Crack in America
Video
  • Writer
  • 2015
Gary Webb: In His Own Words
Short
  • Self
  • 2002

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Writer

  • Crack in America
    Video
    • book: "Dark Alliance"
    • 2015
  • Filming in Georgia
    Video
    • book: "Dark Alliance"
    • 2015
  • Jeremy Renner in Kill the Messenger (2014)
    Kill the Messenger
    6.9
    • book "Dark Alliance"
    • 2014

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 31, 1955
    • Corona, California, USA
  • Died
    • December 10, 2004
    • Carmichael, California, USA(suicide by shooting himself)
  • Spouse
    • Sue Stokes1979 - 2000 (divorced, 3 children)
  • Children
      Ian Webb
  • Other works
    book: "Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion". New York: Seven Stories Press. ISBN 978-1888363685
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    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 1 Article

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    He was an investigative reporter best known for his articles about the CIA's role in cocaine trafficking in the aftermath of U.S. involvement with Contra rebels in Nicaragua in the 1980s. The articles came under intense criticism, and the newspaper later backed away from its claims. Webb resigned from the paper in 1997.
  • Nickname
    • The Carpenter

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