Veronica Estelle "Bonnie" Angelo (January 29, 1924 – September 17, 2017) was an American journalist and author. She was known for being the author of First Mothers.[1] During her more than a quarter-century with Time, she served as a Washington correspondent from 1967–78, reported on the White House and covered newsmakers and events across America and the world.[2][3]
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| Born | Veronica Estelle Angelo January 29, 1924 |
| Died | September 17, 2017 (aged 93) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Woman's College of the University of North Carolina |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, writer |
| Years active | 1950s–2008 |
| Employer | Time |
| Notable work | First Mothers |
| Spouse | Harold Levy (?–1998; his death) |
Early life
editAngelo was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1924.[4] She was educated at Woman's College of the University of North Carolina. Her husband, Harold Levy, died in 1998. They had one child, a son, Christopher Levy.[2]
Career
editAngelo was a weekly co-host on the Washington television program Panorama. She covered reports revolving around the Ford presidency in the 1970s.[5] In 1978, she was appointed Time's bureau chief in London. In the United Kingdom, she covered Margaret Thatcher's election as Prime Minister, the 1981 royal wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, and the sectarian violence in Northern Ireland.[2]
In 2000, she wrote the book First Mothers: The Women Who Shaped the Presidents, a corrective to a widely held notion that First Ladies were the dominant female influence on the nation's commanders in chief.[6]
Death
editAngelo died at a nursing home in Bethesda, Maryland from complications from dementia on September 17, 2017, at the age of 93.[2]
References
edit- ^ Elizabeth Bennett (December 24, 2000). "'First Mothers: The Women Who Shaped the Presidents' by Bonnie Angelo". Chron.com. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Bonnie Angelo, political journalist who wrote about moms of U.S. presidents, dies at 93". The Washington Post. September 17, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ "Bonnie Angelo". Fresh Fiction. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ "Bonnie Angelo". Winston Time Traveler. December 21, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ "Bonnie Angelo". Gerald Ford Foundation. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ "Bonnie Angelo". HarperCollins. Retrieved September 17, 2017.