[3] During her childhood, Patterson's father taught her daring sports, like high diving and jumping while horseback riding, to test her courage.

[6] Patterson married James Simpson, Jr., the son of Marshall Field's chairman of the board, according to her father's bidding.

[2] While she was married to Guggenheim, Patterson had a long-running affair with Adlai Stevenson, governor of Illinois and two-time Democratic nominee for president.

She socialized with other young reporters at speakeasies and misspelled the names of the parties involved in a high-profile divorce case, for which the newspaper was sued for libel.

[7] Newsday's use of investigative journalism, "lively style", and coverage of liberal and international politics led it to become a respected newspaper.

[2] According to Marilyn Elizabeth Perry: Patterson died aged 56, of complications following stomach surgery for an ulcer, on July 2, 1963.

[14] John Steinbeck, Patterson's friend since 1956, wrote a series of articles in the form of "Letters to Alicia" for Newsday following her death.

In them he expressed his controversial views, such as his support for President Lyndon B. Johnson's handling of the Vietnam War and his perception of moral decline within the United States.