Maureen Dowd

Journalist

Birthday January 14, 1952

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Washington, DC

Age 72 years old

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About

Bestselling writer and Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist. She became known for liberal political columns that caricatured such political leaders as George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and Barack Obama and referred to the powerful men by nicknames ('W.,' 'Big Time,' and 'Spock,' respectively).

Before Fame

In 1973, she graduated from The Catholic University of America with an English degree.

Trivia

She began her journalism career in 1974 by working for The Washington Star as an editorial assistant.

Family Life

She and her two siblings were born in Washington, D.C. to Irish-American parents.

Associated With

She won a Pulitzer Prize for her columns on the Monica Lewinsky scandal.