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Ruby Hart Phillips

Born

in Okene, Oklahoma, The United States

December 12, 1902

Died

October 28, 1985

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Ruby Hart Phillips was a New York Times correspondent in Cuba who covered the Batista regime and the rise of Fidel Castro. She reported from the island for 24 years, from 1937 to 1961. Her coverage was relatively favorable toward Batista. Life became increasingly difficult for Phillips after the Cuban Revolution because of her anti-Castro temperament. She left Cuba for good in May 1961, shortly after her home and office were raided and her Cuban colleagues were arrested. She died in Cocoa Beach, Florida at the age of 82.

Ruby Hart was born to John Hart, a cattle merchant, in 1902 in Okene, Oklahoma. As a young woman, she moved around Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico, and enrolled in half a dozen schools. Eventually she learned basic secretari ...more

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Average rating: 3.33 · 6 ratings · 1 review · 3 distinct works

	The Cuban Dilemma 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1962 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cuba: Island of Paradox liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1959 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cuban Sideshow 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1935	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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