Bert Andrews (journalist)
Bertrand Albert Andrews Jr. (June 2, 1901 – August 21, 1953) was a Washington-based reporter for the New York Herald Tribune who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1948 for his article "A State Department Security Case."[1][2]
Bert Andrews
journalist
1924–1953
2 sons
Roberta McCain (sister-in-law)
John McCain (nephew)
Background[edit]
Bertrand Albert ("Bert") Andrews Jr.[3] was born on June 2, 1901, in Colorado Springs. His father was Bertrand A. Andrews and mother Laura Whitaker. When still a boy, the family moved to San Diego. Andrews studied at Stanford University but dropped out in 1924.[1][2]
Personal life and death[edit]
On April 28, 1928, Andrews married Martha Nadine Wright (1903-1979), sister of Roberta McCain (née Wright) and aunt of U.S. Senator John McCain. They had two sons.[1]
On August 21, 1953, Andrews died at age 52 in Denver of a coronary occlusion (blood clot in the heart), following a first a few weeks earlier.[1][2]
Legacy[edit]
At the height of his influence, Andrews helped African-American journalist Louis Lautier obtain credentials for the Senate Press Gallery.[19]
Andrews published only one book during his lifetime; his son finished a second book for him posthumously:
The Kirkus Reviews for A Tragedy of History reads: