Roy Reed, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Roy Reed

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1930

Place of Birth: Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States

Date of Death: 10-Dec-2017

Profession: biographer, journalist

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Roy Reed (February 14, 1930 – December 10, 2017) was an American journalist.
He wrote about the Civil Rights Movement for The New York Times.
He was the author of several books, including Looking for Hogeye (1986); a biography of Governor Orval Faubus, Faubus: The Life and Times of an American Prodigal (1997); and Beware of Limbo Dancers: A Correspondent's Adventures with the New York Times (2012).
He also edited Looking Back at the Arkansas Gazette: An Oral History (2009).
After leaving The New York Times in 1979, he taught in the Journalism Department of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, serving as chairman in 1981-1982.
After his retirement, the Journalism Department established the Roy Reed Lecture Series in his honor.
He died on the 10th December, aged 87.