Shana alexander biography of albert einstein

American journalist (1925–2005)

Shana Alexander (October 6, 1925 – June 23, 2005) was an American journalist. Although she became the first woman staff writer and columnist for Life magazine, she was best known for her participation in the "Point-Counterpoint" debate segments of 60 Minutes in the late 1970s with conservative James J.

Kilpatrick.

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Early life and journalism career

Alexander was born Shana Ager on October 6, 1925, in New York City, the daughter of columnist Cecelia Ager (née Rubenstein) and Tin Pan Alley composer Milton Ager, who composed the song "Happy Days Are Here Again".^[1][2] She inspired his famous song "Ain't She Sweet." Her family was Jewish.

Alexander graduated from Vassar College in 1945,^[3] majoring in anthropology. She fell into writing when she took a summer job as a copy clerk at the New York City newspaper PM, where her mother worked.^[4] She worked as a freelance writer for Junio Albert Einstein | Biography, Education, Discoveries, & Facts ...