Richard Cohen

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Richard Cohen

Born: 1941
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Columnist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Washington Post columnist

Military service: US Army

High School: Far Rockaway High School, Queens, NY
University: Hunter College
University: New York University
University: Columbia University

The Washington Post Columnist (1968-)
United Press International
The New York Herald Tribune copy boy
American Political Science Association Advisory Committee
Funeral: Nora Ephron (2012)

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