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December 29, 1927
John Starr was born in Lake Village (Chicot County), the oldest of three children of John Phillip Starr and Thelma Russell Starr. Starr was a reporter, columnist, author, and educator who served as the managing editor of the Arkansas Democrat from 1978 to 1992 (and later the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette). He is most known for his role in the newspaper war between the Arkansas Democrat and the Arkansas Gazette.