Maxine Cheshire was an American newspaper reporter.
12 Facts About Maxine Cheshire
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Maxine Cheshire worked at The Washington Post between 1965 and 1981.
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Maxine Cheshire's father worked as a lawyer who represented the miners' union; her mother worked as his legal assistant.
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Maxine Cheshire wore a bulletproof vest to work due to recurring assassination attempts, while her mother had to use the gun she kept in the family home on several occasions.
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Maxine Cheshire studied at the University of Kentucky between 1949 and 1950, and for a further two years at Union College.
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Maxine Cheshire subsequently joined The Harlan Daily Enterprise at the age of 21.
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Maxine Cheshire first worked as a reporter for two local papers, the Barbourville Mountain Advocate and The Harlan Daily Enterprise.
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Maxine Cheshire first worked as a society reporter until 1965, when she began to write her own column, entitled "VIP", until 1981.
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Maxine Cheshire wrote an eight-part series in the early 1960s on the restoration of the White House undertaken by Jacqueline Kennedy.
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Maxine Cheshire reported that several pieces that were supposedly antiques were actually fakes, and that the true cost of the decorations exceeded the official stated figure.
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Maxine Cheshire died on December 31,2020, at her home in McAllen, Texas.
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Maxine Cheshire was 90, and suffered from cardiovascular disease in the time leading up to her death.