Nellie Bly, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American journalist
Date of Birth: 05-May-1864
Place of Birth: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 27-Jan-1922
Profession: writer, journalist, novelist, suffragist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Nellie Bly
- Elizabeth Cochran Seaman (May 5, 1864 – January 27, 1922), better known by her pen name Nellie Bly, was an American journalist who was widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days, in emulation of Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg, and an exposé in which she worked undercover to report on a mental institution from within.
- She was a pioneer in her field, and launched a new kind of investigative journalism.
- Bly was also a writer, inventor, and industrialist.
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