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- Birth nameJohn Fisher Burns
- John F. Burns was born on October 4, 1944 in Nottingham, East Midlands, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Patriots Day (2016), The Blue Man (2014) and PBS News Hour (1975). He was married to Jane Scott-Long and Jane Peque Gnat. He died on March 12, 2026 in Cambridge, England, UK.
- SpousesJane Scott-Long(1991 - September 2017) (her death)Jane Peque Gnat(1972 - 1989) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenTobyJamieEmily
- Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent for The New York Times who retired in 2015, he is the widower of Jane Scott-Long the former NY Times Middle East bureau chief.
- Was London bureau chief for the New York Times.
- Was educated at private schools including Stowe School.
- Father was a South African who served as an officer and pilot in the Royal Air Force.
- Along with fellow New York Times journalists John Darnton and Michael T. Kaufman he won the 1978 George Polk Award for foreign reporting for coverage of Africa.
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