death_place death_date birth_place nationality birth_date article_title name occupation
hinsdale , illinois february 18 , 2004 coos bay , oregon american 1949 steve neal -lrb- historian -rrb-
 steve neal journalist , historian
steve neal -lrb- historian -rrb-

steve neal -lrb- b. 1949 coos bay , oregon ; d. february 18 , 2004 hinsdale , illinois -rrb- was an american journalist and historian , noted for political columns and coverage of american electoral history .
he is best known for `` dark horse '' , an authorized biography of 1940 presidential candidate wendell willkie .
