Joe McGinniss: Author of The Selling of the President and Fatal Vision D

Joe McGinniss was an American author. Born on December 9, 1942, in New York City, he was a newspaper columnist for the Philadelphia Bulletin.

His first book, The Selling of the President 1968 (1969), about Richard Nixon's campaign, made him the youngest author on the New York Times best-seller list at 26. He later wrote the true crime books Fatal Vision, Blind Faith and Cruel Doubt. His final book was The Rogue (2011) on Sarah Palin.

He taught writers including Donna Tartt and Bret Easton Ellis at Bennington College. McGinniss died of prostate cancer in Worcester, Massachusetts, on March 10, 2014, at age 71.

Achievements: Author of Fatal Vision, New York Times best-seller list at 26.

Birth: December 9, 1942 - New York City.

Profession: Author.

Interesting Facts: He lived next door to Sarah Palin while writing about her.