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Mike Royko

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born

September 19, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, The United States

died

April 29, 1997

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Pulitzer prize columnist, Mike Royko was nationally known for his caustic sarcasm. Over his 30 year career he wrote for three leading Chicago newspapers, "The Daily News", "The Sun-Times", and "The Chicago Tribune", and was nationally syndicated.

The Polish-Ukranian son of a cab driver, Royko grew up on Chicago's southside and never left the city. At age 64, he died in Chicago of complications arising from a brain aneurysm in the spring of 1997. Royko was survived by his wife, Judy, a 9-year-old son, Sam, and 4-year-old daughter, Kate, as well as two grown children from his first marriage. His first wife, Carol, died in 1979.

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Books by Mike Royko

Average rating: 4.19 · 1,058 ratings · 153 reviews · 14 distinct works

	Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago 4.11 avg rating — 587 ratings — 10 editions	My rating:
	One More Time: The Best of Mike Royko by Mike Royko, Lois Wille (Commentaries by), Studs Terkel (Foreword by) 4.51 avg rating — 217 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	My rating:
	For the Love of Mike: More of the Best of Mike Royko by Mike Royko, Roger Ebert (Foreword by), Judy Royko (Introduction) 4.31 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Sez Who Sez Me 4.16 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1983 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Like I Was Saying 4.08 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 1984 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Dr. Kookie, You're Right! 4.08 avg rating — 24 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Slats Grobnik and Some Other Friends 3.74 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1973	My rating:
	Royko in Love: Mike's Letters to Carol by Mike Royko, David Royko (Editor) 3.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Early Royko: Up Against It in Chicago 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1967 — 2 editions	My rating:
	I May Be Wrong, But I Doubt It 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1968	My rating:

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Quotes by Mike Royko

“Show me somebody who is always smiling, always cheerful, always optimistic, and I will show you somebody who hasn't the faintest idea what the heck is really going on.”
― Mike Royko

tags: cynicism , humor

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“It’s no coincidence that female interest in the sport of baseball has
increased greatly since the ballplay- ers swapped those wonderful
old-time baggy flannel uniforms for leotards.”
― Mike Royko

1 person liked it

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