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Eleanor Clift Biography

Updated On 13 Aug, 2017 Published On 13 Aug, 2017
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Facts of Eleanor Clift

Date of Birth :
Age : 83 years old
Family Name : Clift
Birth Country : United States
Birth Sign : Cancer

Relationship short Statistics of Eleanor Clift

What is Eleanor Clift marital status ? ( married,single, in relation or divorce): Single
How many children does Eleanor Clift have ? (name): 3 Children
Is Eleanor Clift having any relationship affair ?: No
Is Eleanor Clift Lesbian ? No

Eleanor Clift is an American liberal political reporter, television pundit, and author who currently works as a contributor to MSNBC and “The Daily Beast.” She is also the board member at the International Women’s Media Foundation. Clift was married twice first to William Brooks Clift with whom she had three sons. Then she was married to Tom Brazaitis. The proficient reporter was born on July 7, 1940, in New York, USA. She is the daughter of German immigrants from the island of Fohr in the North Sea. She holds an American nationality and belongs to White American ethnicity.

 

Early Life and Education

The proficient reporter, Eleanor Clift was born on July 7, 1940, in New York, USA. She is the daughter of German immigrants from the island of Fohr in the North Sea. She holds an American nationality and belongs to White American ethnicity.

Clift attended Hofstra University and joined Hunter College. She grew up in the Jackson Heights as her parents used to run a deli in Sunnyside.

Career

The reassuring reporter started her career from an early age. She first began her career in 1963 as a secretary at Newsweek. She was one of the first female reporters to earn an internship from the secretary pool and later became the White House correspondent for the Newsweek.

Eleanor started her broadcast career on “The Diane Rehm Show” on the WAMU-FM. She became popular among the listeners for her good-natured acceptance of ribbing from the panelists and callers to the program. Due to her fierce defense of Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton, she was referred to as Eleanor Rodham Clift at the Clinton Administration.

Apart from reporting, she also appeared in several movies and shows. Her appearance includes “Talk Show”, “Independence Day” and Getting Away with Murder. Recently she was portrayed by actress Mary Ann Burger in the movie “Watchmen.”

Eleanor also wrote Two weeks of Life: A Memoir of Love, Politics, and Death which is based on the events of her own life. She was also a keynote speaker at the Washington & Jefferson College in 2012.

Personal Life

The 77-years-old reporter was married twice. First, she was married to William Brooks Clift, Jr. William and Clift have three sons named Edward Montgomery, Woodbury Blair, and Robert Anderson. They divorced in 1986 and Clift married Tom Brazaitis in 1989. Her second husband Tom was a Washington columnist for “The Plain Dealer” in Ohio.

Tom died due to kidney cancer in 2005 and they were together till 2005.

Net Worth

The most popular reporter is living a luxurious life with a net worth of $2.1 million. She is seen active on different social medias including Twitter and has more than 7.8k followers on Twitter.

 

 

 

Eleanor Clift Married

First Marriage with William Brooks Clift

The popular reporter Clift was married to William Brooks Clift. They have three sons together named Edward Montgomery, Woodbury Blair, and Robert Anderson.

Second Marriage with Tom Brazaitis

Eleanor Clift, one of the reassuring reporters was married to Tom Brazaitis in 1989. Tom died due to kidney cancer in 2005.

Eleanor Clift Children

SON : Edward Montgomery

Father: William Brooks Clift

Eleanor and William have their first son named Edward Montgomery. William and Eleanor were divorced in 1986.

SON : Woodbury Blair

Father: William Brooks Clift

William Brooks and Eleanor Clift have their second son named Woodbury Blair.

SON : Robert Anderson

Father: William Brooks Clift

The famous reporter Eleanor Clift and her husband William Brooks Clift have their third son named Robert Anderson.

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