Mark Patinkin is an American author and nationally syndicated columnist for the '' Providence Journal''. He is a graduate of

Middlebury College Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont. Founded in 1800 by Congregationalists, Middlebury was the first operating college or university in Vermont. The college currently enrolls 2,858 undergraduates from all ...

. He was a

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finalist for international reporting, and he has won three

New England New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian provinces ...

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awards for television commentaries. He is also the author of several books. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

Mandy Patinkin Mandel Bruce Patinkin (; born November 30, 1952) is an American actor and singer, known for his work in musical theatre, television and film. He is a critically acclaimed Broadway performer, having received three Tony Award nominations, winning ...

, the American actor, is his cousin. Don Patinkin (1922–1995), the economist, was his second cousin. Sheldon Patinkin, author, teacher, director, and one of the founding fathers of

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, was his second cousin.

Partial bibliography

*''Up and Running'' *''Rhode Island Dictionary'' (with

Don Bosquet Don Bousquet (born 1948) is a Rhode Island–based cartoonist. He was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. His cartoon ''Bousquet'' regularly appears in ''The Providence Journal'', ''Rhode Island Monthly'', and the ''South County Independent'' and h ...

) *''Rhode Island Handbook'' (with Don Bosquet) *''The Silent War'' (with Ira Magaziner) Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American male journalists American people of Russian-Jewish descent Jewish American journalists Middlebury College alumni University of Chicago Laboratory Schools alumni Patinkin family 21st-century American Jews {{US-journalist-20thC-stub