1112) Eugene Patterson

Eugene Corbett Patterson (1923 – 2013), sometimes known as Gene Patterson. American journalist and civil rights activist. He was awarded the 1967 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing.

- "Patterson was known for his red-hair, his military bearing and his Irish tenor voice..."  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Patterson

- "His hair was as red as a stump on fire..."  https://books.google.it/books…