L. Brent Bozell, Jr.
| L. Brent Bozell Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | Leo Brent Bozell Jr. January 15, 1926 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | April 15, 1997 (aged 71) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author Commentator Activist |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University, Yale Law School |
| Subject | American conservatism, anti-communism, Judicial activism, Catholic social teaching |
| Spouse | Patricia Buckley Bozell (died 2008) |
| Children |
L. Brent Bozell, III (b. 1955) Nine others, including Br. Michael Bozell |
Leo Brent Bozell Jr. (January 15, 1926 – April 15, 1997) was an American conservative activist and Roman Catholic writer.
His parents were Lois (née Robbins) and Leo B. Bozell, the co-founder of Bozell Worldwide. His wife was Patricia Lee Buckley, sister of William F. Buckley, and their 10 children include L. Brent Bozell III, also a conservative activist and the founder and president of Media Research Center, a conservative media watchdog group and publisher. Another son, Michael Bozell, is a Benedictine monk in Solesmes Abbey. The Bozell family grew to 23 grandchildren and a great-grandchild by the time that Bozell died. His godson was novelist Tristan Egolf.
Bozell was born in Omaha, Nebraska and attended Creighton Preparatory School in Omaha, Nebraska. Bozell was the state American Legion Oratorical Contest Champion of Nebraska in 1943 and 1944, winning the national title in 1944. He served in the U.S. Merchant Marine in the Pacific during World War II. Bozell resolved to convert to Catholicism in 1946 but after his father's death that same year he deferred his decision until 1947 so as not to upset his family.
"A young, energetic red-haired Yalie from Omaha", as he is described in Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus, Bozell was the best friend and debating society teammate of William F. Buckley Jr. at Yale University, where he was President of the Yale Political Union and the campus World Federalist Movement.
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