Adela Rogers St. Johns

1894–1988 (age 94)

Journalist

Biography

Adela Rogers St. Johns chronicled the lives of the famous and the everyday with compassion, earning admiration for her journalistic integrity and lyrical prose.

Her interviews and columns captured the humanity behind headlines, and she remained a respected voice in American letters for decades.

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