Joseph P. Lash
Joseph P. Lash | |
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Lash before the Dies Committee in 1939 | |
| Born | December 2, 1909 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | August 22, 1987 (aged 77) Boston, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | City College of New York Columbia University |
| Genre | Biography |
| Notable works | Eleanor and Franklin (1971), Eleanor: The Years Alone (1972) |
| Spouse | Trude Wenzel Pratt Lash |
Joseph Paul Lash (December 2, 1909 – August 22, 1987) was an American radical political activist, journalist, and writer. A close friend of Eleanor Roosevelt, Lash won both the Pulitzer Prize for Biography and the National Book Award in Biography for Eleanor and Franklin (1971), the first of two volumes he wrote about the former First Lady.