Jimmy Breslin

Born 17 October 1930 in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Died 19 March 2017 (aged 86)

James Earle Breslin was an American journalist and author. Until the time of his death, he wrote a column for the New York Daily News Sunday edition. He wrote numerous novels, and columns of his appeared regularly in various newspapers in his hometown of New York City.