M. Stanton Evans
M. Stanton Evans | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 20, 1934 Kingsville, Texas, US |
| Died | March 3, 2015 (aged 80) Leesburg, Virginia, US |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Period | 1951–2015 |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Subject | Politics, History |
| Literary movement | Conservative |
| Notable works | Blacklisted by History: The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America's Enemies |
| Notable awards | Honorary doctorates: Syracuse University, John Marshall Law School, Grove City College, Francisco Marroquín University; two Freedom Foundation awards: editorial writing; National Headliners Club Award: "consistently outstanding editorial pages"; William F. Buckley Jr. Award for Media Excellence (Media Research Center); Reed Irvine award for excellence in journalism (Accuracy in Media); Barbara Olson Award for Excellence & Independence in Journalism (American Spectator); John M. Ashbrook Award (Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs); Regnery Award for Distinguished Institutional Service (Intercollegiate Studies Institute); four George Washington medals (Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania) |
| Spouse |
Sue Ellen Moore
(m. 1962; div. 1974) |
| Relatives | Medford Bryan and Josephine Stanton Evans (parents) |
Medford Stanton Evans (July 20, 1934 – March 3, 2015), better known as M. Stanton Evans, was an American writer, commentator and leader in the conservative movement. He was the author of eight books, including Blacklisted by History: The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America's Enemies (2007).
A theorist of the right, he was a leader in a number of conservative organizations, including chairman of the American Conservative Union from 1971 to 1977 and founder and leader of the National Journalism Center from 1997 to 2002. He died of cancer on March 3, 2015, in Virginia at age 80.