Person in history
Dick Carlson
Dick Carlson, American journalist and diplomat (born 1941)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2025 · March 24
Their story
Who they were
Richard Warner Carlson was an American journalist, diplomat and lobbyist who was the director of the Voice of America from 1986 to 1991. Carlson also was a newspaper and wire service reporter, magazine writer, documentary filmmaker, and television/radio correspondent. He was the father of conservative political commentator Tucker Carlson.
Early life
Early life and education Richard Anderson [ 1 ] was born in Boston on February 10, 1941, [ 2 ] the son of college student Richard Boynton and Dorothy Anderson, 18 and 15 years old, respectively. [ 3 ] He was born with rickets and mildly bent legs, as Anderson had starved herself to keep the pregnancy a secret. [ 4 ] Shortly after he was born, he was given to The Home for Little Wanderers , an orphanage in Boston . [ 1 ]
Why this date
Dick Carlson appears on our March 24 calendar for 2025 as a death entry.
Sources
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Questions about Dick Carlson
When did Dick Carlson die?
March 24 2025.
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