Obituaries
Anthony Lewis, 85: Pulitzer Winner Summered in West Tisbury
The Vineyard Gazette and New York Times are reporting the death of Anthony Lewis at 85. The two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist was a longtime summer resident of West Tisbury.
Multiple media outlets including the Vineyard Gazette, New York Times, Fox News and NPR are reporting the death Monday of journalist Anthony Lewis, 85, at his home in Cambridge. The cause of death was heart failure, according to the Times.
A longtime reporter and columnist for the Times who earned two Pulitzer Prize awards, Lewis was also a longtime summer resident of West Tisbury.
In this 25-minute interview posted on YouTube by New York Law School Academic Media Services last year, Lewis discusses his career and his Supreme Court coverage with Nadine Strossen, president of the American Civil Liberties Union.
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