Sydney J. Harris

This article is about the journalist. For other people named Sidney or Sydney Harris, see Sidney Harris (disambiguation).

Sydney J. Harris (September 14, 1917 – December 7, 1986) was an American journalist for the Chicago Daily News and, later, the Chicago Sun-Times. He wrote 11 books and his weekday column, "Strictly Personal", was syndicated in approximately 200 newspapers throughout the United States and Canada.[1] He also wrote an aperiodic feature called "Things I Learned En Route to Looking Up Other Things."[2]

  1. ^ International, United Press (8 December 1986). "SYDNEY HARRIS, COLUMNIST IN 200 PAPERS". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  2. ^ "Sydney Harris, a Columnist And Author, Dies in Chicago". New York Times via UPI. December 8, 1986. Retrieved 2021-08-25.