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John Dennis McDonald (December 5, 1906 – December 23, 1998) was an American journalist, writer, editor, business historian, fisherman, and horse racing enthusiast.

After being a radical Trotzkyite in the 1930s, McDonald joined Fortune magazine's staff in 1945, writing articles and later books about, among other topics, business, economics, games and gambling, and fly fishing.

Awards

• 1976 Gerald Loeb Memorial Award for excellence in business journalism[1]

References

• John D. McDonald, 92, Author of a Classic on Business Strategy (Obituary), by David Cay Johnston, The New York Times, January 4, 1999
• Guide to the John McDonald Papers at Yale University, including a detailed biography

External links

John McDonald Papers. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

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