Shana Alexander

Shana Alexander
Alexander c. 1978
Alexander c. 1978
BornShana Ager
(1925-10-06)October 6, 1925
New York City, U.S.
DiedJune 23, 2005(2005-06-23) (aged 79)
Hermosa Beach, California, U.S.
OccupationJournalist
Alma materVassar College
Notable worksAnyone's Daughter (1979),

Happy Days: My Mother, My Father, My Sister & Me (1995)

Very Much a Lady: The Untold Story of Jean Harris and Dr. Herman Tarnower (1983)

Shana Alexander (October 6, 1925 – June 23, 2005) was an American journalist. Although she became the first woman staff writer and columnist for Life magazine, she was best known for her participation in the "Point-Counterpoint" debate segments of 60 Minutes in the late 1970s with conservative James J. Kilpatrick.