Aline Mosby was the first American woman correspondent assigned by a major news service to the Moscow Kremlin and later Beijing.
14 Facts About Aline Mosby
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Aline Mosby earned a journalism degree at the University of Montana.
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Aline Mosby worked as editor for a college issue of Madamoiselle before she joined United Press in Seattle in 1943.
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Aline Mosby moved to the Los Angeles bureau office in the 1950s, working as a radio news writer and feature writer during United Nations meetings in San Francisco.
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Aline Mosby was a special Hollywood correspondent for six years.
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Aline Mosby famously covered a nudist convention in San Bernardino County.
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Aline Mosby was one of the first to interview Marilyn Monroe after nude photos she had posed for in 1949 were published as a calendar.
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Aline Mosby is regarded by news historians as helping Monroe become a more-notable star.
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Aline Mosby temporarily resigned from the UP in Los Angeles and moved to Europe, signing with the London UP office shortly afterwards.
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Aline Mosby spoke to her about his upbringing and support of Marxist socialism.
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Aline Mosby opened the UPI bureau in Beijing in 1972.
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Aline Mosby retired from United Press International in 1984 and continued to freelance for various publications, including The New York Times.
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Aline Mosby died August 7,1998, of a cerebral hemorrhage at Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, California.
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Aline Mosby was survived by her sister, Mary Jane Bader.