James Barron (journalist)

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James Barron
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Birth name James Turman Barron
Born c. 1955
Circumstances
Occupation journalist and author
Family James Pressley Barron (father, deceased); Leirona Turman Barron (mother); George Barron (uncle)
Spouse Dr. Jane-Iris Farhi
Notable credit(s) The New York Times; Piano (book)

James Turman Barron is an American journalist who writes for The New York Times.

He is a 1977 graduate of Princeton University and was a stringer for the Times while in college.

[edit] Personal

Barron is the son of James Pressley Barron (1920-2006), a World War II U.S. Army veteran and an analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency who received the Intelligence Commendation medal upon his retirement in 1985[1], and Leirona I. Barron, a former assistant principal of Thomas Jefferson Junior High School in Arlington, Va.

Barron is married to Dr. Jane-Iris Farhi, a cardiologist[2].

[edit] Bibliography

  • Piano: The Making of a Steinway Concert Grand. New York: Times Books, 2006. ISBN-10: 0805078789 ISBN-13: 978-0805078787

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "Barron, James Pressley." The New York Times, 24 November 2006.
  2. ^ "WEDDINGS: Jane-Iris Farhi And James Barron." The New York Times, 2 April 1995.
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