Vance Trimble

Vance Harrison Trimble (July 6, 1913 – June 16, 2021) was an American journalist and writer. He was born in Harrison, Arkansas. He won the 1960 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting.

Trimble was known for his national reporting about nepotism and payroll abuse in the U.S. Congress. In his life, Trimble has worked in the newspaper business for over fifty years. Trimble was inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame in 1974. He has published numerous books since his retirement.

Trimble turned 100 in July 2013. He lived in Wewoka, Oklahoma. Trimble died on June 16, 2021 at the age of 107.Legendary editor of The Kentucky Post, author Vance Trimble, dies at age 107 in Wewoka, Oklahoma

References

Other websites
100 Year Life Oral History Project -- Oklahoma State University Library 
Vance H. Trimble Manuscript Collection -- Ohio University Library 

Category:Pulitzer Prize winners
Category:1913 births
Category:2021 deaths
Category:American centenarians
Category:Journalists from Arkansas
Category:Journalists from Oklahoma