serviceyears laterwork branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1949 & ndash ; 1953 columnist & author united states marine corps manhattan , new york city 26 january 2009 sheepshead bay , brooklyn united states of america 2nd battalion , 7th marines bronze heart star w / combat `` v '' purple '' ` korean war '' ' 15 november 1928 first lieutenant james brady -lrb- columnist -rrb-
 '' ` james winston brady '' '
james brady -lrb- columnist -rrb-

james winston brady -lrb- november 15 , 1928 -- january 26 , 2009 -rrb- was an american celebrity columnist who created the `` page six '' gossip column in the `` new york post '' and `` w '' magazine ; he wrote the `` in step with '' column in `` parade '' for nearly 25 years until his death .
he also authored numerous books about his time serving in the united states marine corps during the korean war .
