Edward Sheehan
Edward Richard Fulton Sheehan (c. 1930 – November 3, 2008) was an American author and foreign correspondent who reported from the Middle East, Africa and Central America as a freelance journalist in the pages of newspapers, magazines and the many books he authored.
Life and family
Growing up in Newton, Massachusetts, Sheehan attended the local parish school where he was the regular altar boy for the parish pastor, Bishop Richard Cushing, who was later elevated to become Archbishop of Boston and Cardinal. Sheehan remained a conservative Roman Catholic throughout his life.
He attended Boston College High School and moved on to Boston College, where he participated on the school's newspaper and graduated in 1952.
He served in the United States Navy after graduating from college. Sheehan was hired by the Boston Globe and was sent overseas to cover stories in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. He started work for the United States Department of State in 1957, serving in the American embassies in Egypt in 1957 to 1958 and in Lebanon from 1959 to 1961.
