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  1. Feb 8, 2024 · Katharine Graham’s Husband, Phil, died on August 3, 1963, at the age of 48 due to a gunshot wound, which he inflicted on himself with a 28-gauge shotgun. He didn’t leave any note behind to reveal why he took such a step, but the people close to him knew of his mental health struggles and how his condition had been worsening with time.

  2. Aug 28, 2024 · This is the story of how the family and the brilliant, sometimes difficult, people they hired and befriended fought to make The Washington Post and the other communications assets they bought successful. Part of it is the story of Kay’s marriage to Phil Graham from 1940 until his death by suicide in 1963.

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  3. Feb 27, 2018 · Traumatized by her husband's death and unsure of her ability to lead the enterprise, Kay Graham had a difficult decision to make: Sell the paper or run it herself.

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  4. Jul 23, 2001 · Now, remembering two women of distinction: Katharine Graham of the Washington Post, and author Eudora Welty. Miss Welty died today in Jackson, Mississippi, the town she had lived in and written...

  5. For nearly 60 years, Katharine Graham, Donald Graham’s mother, presided over the grand beaux-arts house at 2920 R St. in Georgetown, first as the young bride of Philip Graham, the publisher of the Post, and then as publisher herself after her husband’s death.

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  7. Quick Facts. Née: Katharine Meyer. Born: June 16, 1917, New York, New York, U.S. Died: July 17, 2001, Boise, Idaho (aged 84) Awards And Honors: Pulitzer Prize (1998) Notable Family Members: father Eugene Meyer.

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