Osborne, John, 1907-1981

Author, editor, and journalist. Full name: John Franklin Osborne. Died 1981.

From the description of John Osborne papers, circa 1900-1983 (bulk 1941-1983). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982634

Biographical Note

• 1907, Mar. 15: Born, Corinth, Miss.
• 1925 - 1926 : Attended Southwestern University, Memphis, Tenn.
• 1926 - 1927 : Attended University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.
• 1927 - 1931 : Reporter, Commercial Appeal and the Associated Press, Memphis, Tenn.
• 1933 - 1935 : Public information officer, Tennessee Valley Authority and National Recovery Administration
• 1936 - 1938 : Labor affairs writer and national affairs editor, Newsweek
• 1938 - 1961 : Writer, editor, and foreign correspondent, Time, inc.
• 1942: Married Gertrude McCullough
• 1946 - 1948 : London bureau chief, Time, inc.
• 1948 - 1951 : Foreign editor, Life magazine
• 1951 - 1953 : Washington editor, Time, inc.
• 1953 - 1956 : Senior Far East correspondent, Time, inc.
• 1956 - 1961 : Staff writer, Life magazine
• 1961: Published Britain: A Country of Character (New York: Time, inc. 176 pp.)
• 1961 - 1968 : Free-lance writer
• 1968: Published The Old South (New York: Time-Life Books. 192 pp.)
• 1968 - 1981 : White House correspondent and associate senior editor, New Republic; wrote regular columns "The Nixon Watch" and "White House Watch"
• 1970 - 1975 : Published annual volumes of collections of "The Nixon Watch" columns
• 1974: George Polk Memorial Award for magazine reporting
• 1977: Published White House Watch: The Ford Years (Washington: New Republic Book Co. 482 pp.)
• 1981, May 2: Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the John Osborne Papers, circa 1900-1983, (bulk 1941-1983), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)