Charles W. Bailey II explained

Charles W. Bailey
Birth Name:	Charles Waldo Bailey II
Birth Date:	28 April 1929
Birth Place:	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:	Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma Mater:	Harvard University
Notable Works:	Seven Days in May

Charles Waldo Bailey II (April 28, 1929January 3, 2012) was an American journalist, newspaper editor and novelist.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of John Washburn Bailey and Catherine (née Smith),^[1] he graduated from Harvard University in 1950. He then worked for the Minneapolis Tribune, serving as its editor from 1972 to 1982.^[2] Bailey co-wrote, with Fletcher Knebel, the best-selling political thriller novel Seven Days in May (1962), and several other novels. He died in Englewood, New Jersey.^{[3] [4]}

Further reading

• Web site: Staff. January 5, 2012. Ex-Minneapolis Tribune Editor, Author Bailey Dies . Associated Press (via The Boston Globe) . February 8, 2012.

Notes and References

1. Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, vol. 2, R. Reginald, 1979, pg 803
2. [Nick Coleman (columnist)|Coleman, Nick]
3. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/05/business/media/charles-w-bailey-82-dies-wrote-seven-days-in-may.html. The New York Times.
4. Ringham, Eric (January 6, 2012). "CommentaryFormer Strib Editor Stood on Principle, and Larger than Life". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved February 8, 2012.