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- Birth nameCornelius Mahoney Sheehan
- Neil Sheehan was born on October 27, 1936 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for A Bright Shining Lie (1998), Going Upriver (2004) and Dateline: Saigon (2016). He was married to Susan Sheehan. He died on January 7, 2021 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- SpouseSusan Sheehan(? - January 7, 2021) (his death, 2 children)
- Recipient of a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award for his 1988 book "A Bright Shining Lie." Sheehan's book inspired the TV film A Bright Shining Lie (1998) in which John Paul Vann was portrayed by Bill Paxton.
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