Ben Burns, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1913
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 29-Jan-2000
Profession: journalist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Ben Burns
- Ben Burns (August 25, 1913 – January 29, 2000) was an American pioneering editor of black publications (including the Chicago Daily Defender, Ebony, Jet and Negro Digest) and a public relations executive in Chicago.
- He was a “top executive editor” for the Johnson Publishing Company who became so well known as a “black newspaperman” – even though he was white and Jewish – that he was invited to submit his biography for inclusion in Who's Who in Colored America.
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