Alanna Nash
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Alanna Kay Nash (born August 16, 1950) is an American journalist and biographer.
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Born | (1950-08-16) August 16, 1950 (age 73) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Stephens College Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism |
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Nash holds a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and is the author of several acclaimed books.[1][2] She is a 1972 graduate of Stephens College.[3] A feature writer for The New York Times, Stereo Review, Entertainment Weekly, and USA Weekend, she was named the Society of Professional Journalists' National Member of the Year in 1994. In 1977, Nash's job afforded her the opportunity to become one of the journalists to view the remains of Elvis Presley. In her dust jacket biography for her book Baby, Let's Play House, she was described as "the first journalist to see Elvis Presley in his casket".[4]