By: Joe Strupp Arthur Spiegelman, one of Reuters' "finest writers and longest-serving correspondents," died at his Los Angeles home on Saturday at 68, the news service reported.
"In his 42 years with Reuters, Spiegelman deployed his sparkling prose on presidential elections, the diplomatic turning points of the Cold War and showbiz murder trials," the story said. "A man with a ready wit, he said he was rendered speechless only once, when he interviewed Italian actress Sophia Loren and her beauty left him without words."
He is remembered most fondly breaking the news that the Soviet Union was going to relax its restrictions on Jewish emigration in the 1980s, the story added.
"Art's writing was beloved of readers and editors alike, using a light touch to explore subjects from pop culture to politics and an ability to find a laugh or wry angle anywhere. He was a friend and mentor to legions of journalists," said Reuters Editor-In-Chief David Schlesinger.
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