| Jeff Burlingame | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 14, 1971 Aberdeen, Washington |
| Occupation | Author |
| Period | 1997- |
| Genres | Nonfiction |
| Notable work(s) | Kurt Cobain: Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind Malcolm X: I Believe in the Brotherhood of Man, All Men |
| Notable award(s) | New York Public Library as a Book for the Teen Age 2007 Kurt Cobain: Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind – Author; Nominee, 2011 NAACP Image Awards |
Jeff Burlingame (born June 14, 1971, in Aberdeen, Washington) is an American author of several books, and the executive director and co-founder of the Kurt Cobain Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to memorializing the late Nirvana frontman in his hometown of Aberdeen.
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Jeff Burlingame began his professional writing career as a general assignment reporter for The Willapa Harbor Herald newspaper in Raymond, Washington. He moved to The Daily World in 1997, becoming the Aberdeen paper's arts and entertainment editor shortly thereafter. In that capacity, he won numerous awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. In 2006, Burlingame became a copy editor for The News Tribune in Tacoma.
Later that year, Burlingame’s first book, Kurt Cobain: Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind, was published. The book won recognition from the New York Public Library as a Book for the Teen Age in 2007,[1] and received rave reviews from publications across the United States. Following the success of his first book, Burlingame began working as a full-time author. In the years since, he has written more than a dozen other books, including an unauthorized biography of Malcolm X, which was nominated for a coveted NAACP Image Award, alongside the works of Walter Dean Myers, Sharon Draper, Rita Williams-Garcia, and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
In 2004, Burlingame, along with Aberdeen City Councilman Paul Fritts, founded the nonprofit Kurt Cobain Memorial Foundation (formerly the Kurt Cobain Memorial Committee) to honor the late rock legend in his hometown.[2] In 2005, the group installed a large sign reading "Welcome to Aberdeen: Come As You Are" at the east entrance to town.[3] The committee's future goals include a youth center and low-key memorial park.[3][4] In September 2007, the foundation held its first rock concert, Lounge Acts, which drew hundreds of Nirvana fans across the globe. The event has been held each year since, growing larger each time.
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