Lincoln Steffens

1866–1936 (age 70)

Journalist

Biography

Lincoln Steffens, born in 1866 and passing in 1936, was a journalist whose probing investigations left a mark on the public conscience, and he is interred at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.

He was admired for his courage in seeking truth and for the integrity with which he reported causes that shaped communities, a legacy still respected by those who study his work.