IMDb > Buzz Bissinger > Biography
Add Resume

Buzz Bissinger products

Shop at Amazon Rent at Blockbuster.com
BETA
Quicklinks
Top Links
biographyby votesawardsNewsDeskmessage board
Filmographies
categorizedby typeby yearby ratingsby votesby TV series awards titles for saleby genre by keyword power search credited with tv schedule
Biographical
biography other works publicity contact photo gallery resume NewsDeskmessage board
External Links
official sites miscellaneous photographs sound clips video clips
Date of Birth
1 November 1954, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name
Harry Gerard Bissinger III

Mini Biography

A former Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist who worked for several newspapers and wrote two acclaimed non-fiction bestsellers, 'Friday Night Lights' (as H.G. Bissinger) and 'A Prayer for the City.'

IMDb Mini Biography By: mwprods@mindspring.com

Spouse
Sarah Macdonald (1985 - 1992) (divorced) 1 child
Debrah Stone (1980 - 1983) (divorced) 2 children

Trivia

His mother, Eleanor Lebenthal Bissinger, is related to the family that founded and runs Wall Street's Lebenthal Fund.

Winner of the National Headliner Award, 1983 and co-recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in 1987, for series on the Philadelphia court system he wrote for the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Graduate of University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1976.

Previous newspaper experience includes stints on Norfolk, Virginia's Ledger-Star, 1976-78, St. Paul's Pioneer Press Dispatch, Minnesota, 1978-81; investigative reporter at Chicago Tribune, Illinois, and reporter, then editor at the Inquirer, 1981-88.

Has three sons, H.G. Bissinger IIII, Zachery Stone Bissinger (twins), And Caleb St. John Macdonald Bissinger, b.1991

Awarded Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University, 1985-86.

Cousin of Peter Berg

He is also a contributing editor to Vanity Fair magazine.


You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.
With our Resume service you can add photos and build a complete resume to help you achieve the best possible presentation on the IMDb.
Click here to add your resume and/or your photos to IMDb.


Browse biographies section by name

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z