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Sydney Harris Biography

Sydney J. Harris aka Sydney J. Harris
Sydney J. Harris
Sydney J. Harris
Born: 1917-09-14
Died: 1986-00-00

Race: White
Field: Journalist
Famous for: Chicago Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times

Field: Journalist

Sydney J. Harris was an American journalist for the Chicago Daily News and later the Chicago Sun-Times. His column, “Strictly Personal,” was syndicated in many newspapers throughout the United States and Canada.

He was born in London but grew up in Chicago, where he spent the rest of his life. He attended high school with Saul Bellow, who was his lifelong friend.

He became a member of the editorial staff of the Chicago Daily News in 1941 and began his column in 1944. He was also a drama critic, teacher, and lecturer, and he received numerous honorary doctorates during his career. In 1980-1982 he was the Visiting Scholar at Lenoir-Rhyne College in North Carolina. For many years he was a member of the Usage Panel of the American Heritage Dictionary.

Sydney Harris Famous Quote

Any philosophy that can be put in a nutshell belongs there.
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Senior girls, young guys ignite Raiders sweep at district meet
MiamiHerald.com
Flanagan's Sydney Harris, who ran with some pain from tendinitis, gutted a sixth place finish. Senior Heidi Bartels (24th) and Harris helped lead the ...



St. Thomas teams, West Broward girls qualify for state
MiamiHerald.com
Falcons' sophomore Sydney Harris was 13th in the girls' race, giving Flanagan three state qualifiers. Cypress Bay's girls were fourth, advancing to state. ...

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Men's basketball hosts Hampden-Sydney Saturday at 7 pm
HPU Panthers
HPU was led for the second game in a row by Nick Barbour, who scored 15 points, and Eugene Harris scored 13 for the second game in a row. ...

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CharlotteObserver.com

Forestview girls go from backyard to backcourt
CharlotteObserver.com
Sydney Harris, a 5-8 guard, and 5-6 Lauren Smith play both guard positions. Those older sisters want to make sure that their senior season is memorable. ...



Responsibility requires doing the right thing
The Coloradoan
Sydney J. Harris Bonnie Titley is a sustaining member of Character Fort Collins and a member of the Board of Directors. ...



David Harris
Aussie Theatre
Handing out free papers at Wynyard Station every Monday morning when I first moved to Sydney from home in the Hunter Valley, just to get $32 for food for ...



Sydney Morning Herald

Fair go, sport
Sydney Morning Herald
When the ASC's inaugural chairman, the sage and occasionally acerbic Ted Harris, announced the limited budget the federal government had provided for its ...

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TexasSports.com

UT Athletics inducts 10th Longhorn Women's Hall of Honor class
TexasSports.com
A first-team All-American who led the Longhorns to their first national championship in Volleyball, (Hayes) Harris is known simply as one of the most ...



Men's basketball puts up strong effort in loss to Wake Forest
HPU Panthers
George Washington) led all Panthers' scorers with 15 points while senior Eugene Harris (Pittsburgh, Pa./St. Thomas Moore Prep) contributed 13 points and two ...

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Milton continues tip-off momentum
Santa Rosa Press Gazette
Emma Ayla scored a hat trick while Tiffany Biovert, Andrea Harris, Sydney Morgan, Emily Fontenot, and Joclyn Boyce each added a goal. ...




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