Brooke Shearer
Brooke Lloyd Shearer (July 28, 1950-May 19, 2009) was a private investigator, journalist,[1] employee of the U.S. Department of the Interior, and aide to Hillary Clinton.[2]
Her father was gossip columnist Lloyd Shearer,[3] and her mother was Marva Peterson.[2][3] She had an older brother, Derek,[3] and a twin brother, Cody.[4] She attended Stanford University for undergraduate studies in history and the English language. In 1971 she graduated with a bachelor's degree and married Strobe Talbott, who was the roommate of Derek Shearer.[2]
She had cancer and died at her residence in Washington DC on May 19, 2009.[2]
References
- ^ Bernstein, Adam. "Former Journalist and Private Investigator Brooke Shearer Dies at 58." Washington Post. Wednesday May 20, 2009. Retrieved on August 6, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Brooke Shearer dies at 58; former journalist, personal aide to Hillary Clinton." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on August 6, 2014.
- ^ a b c Wadler, Joyce. "Lloyd Shearer, Longtime Celebrity Columnist, Dies at 84." The New York Times. May 27, 2001. Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
- ^ Scott, A. O. "Cody Shearer" (Archive). Slate. May 22, 1999. Retrieved on August 5, 2014.
External links
- [[Ben Smith (journalist)}|Smith, Ben]]. "Brooke Shearer, R.I.P." Politico. May 19, 2009.