Mary Schmich

Mary Schmich
Born (1953-11-29) November 29, 1953 (age 70)
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
EducationPomona College (BA)

Mary Theresa Schmich (/ʃmiːk/ SHMEEK;[1] born November 29, 1953) is an American journalist. She was a columnist for the Chicago Tribune from 1992 to 2021,[2][3] winning the Pulitzer Prize in 2012. Her columns were syndicated nationally by Tribune Content Agency.[4] She wrote the comic strip Brenda Starr, Reporter for the last 28 of its 60 years and she wrote the 1997 column Wear Sunscreen. The line "Do one thing every day that scares you" from the column has frequently been misattributed to Eleanor Roosevelt.

  1. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Pomona's Daring Minds: Mary Schmich '75 in conversation with TSL Editor-in-Chief Julia Thomas SC'16". YouTube. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Mary Schmich Columns - Chicago Tribune". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  3. ^ "Mary Schmich Leaves Tribune". Washington post.com. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  4. ^ "Mary Schmich articles". Tribune Content Agency. Retrieved 9 October 2018.