Elbert Clifton Daniel, Jr. (September 19, 1912 – February 21, 2000) was an American newspaperman who was the
managing editor of ''
The New York Times'' from 1964 to 1969. Before assuming the top editorial job at the paper, he served as the paper's London and Moscow bureau chief.
Clifton Daniel was married to former
United States President Harry S. Truman's daughter,
Margaret
Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian.
Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular througho ...
on April 21, 1956, at
Trinity Episcopal Church in
Independence, Missouri. The couple resided in
Washington, D.C., and
New York City.
Biography
Daniel was born to Elbert Clifton Daniel, the mayor and druggist of
Zebulon, North Carolina, and Elvah T. Jones Daniel
in 1912. Having
heart disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels. CVD includes coronary artery diseases (CAD) such as angina and myocardial infarction (commonly known as a heart attack). Other CVDs include stroke, hea ...
, Clifton Daniel suffered a
stroke
A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death. There are two main types of stroke: ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and hemorrhagic, due to bleeding. Both cause parts of the brain to stop functionin ...
and succumbed on February 21, 2000, at his
Park Avenue apartment in
Manhattan, aged 87.
He and his wife Margaret, who died in January 2008, had four sons. His 41-year-old son William Wallace Daniel followed his father in death a little over six months later on September 4, 2000, after being hit by a taxicab in Manhattan.
Daniel appeared as a contestant on the July 15, 1956, episode of ''
What's My Line?'',
and as a guest panelist on the June 16, 1957, episode
What's My Line? - Peggy Lee; Clifton Daniel (panel) (Jun 16, 1957)
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References
External links
* ttps://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/22/us/clifton-daniel-managing-editor-who-set-writerly-courtly-tone-shaping-times-dies.html Obituary of Clifton Daniel - The New York Times*
*
Clifton Daniel papers
Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
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1912 births
2000 deaths
Truman family
People from the Upper East Side
The New York Times editors
People from Zebulon, North Carolina
Missouri Democrats
New York (state) Democrats
20th-century American male writers
Managing editors