Richards, Guyon

Guy Richards was a journalist and writer during the twentieth century. A 1927 graduate of Yale University, Richards was a member of the Whitney South Seas Expedition to the Solomon Islands and New Guinea. When he returned to the United States, he worked as a reporter for several New York City area newspapers between the late 1920s and 1960s, including the "Newark (NJ) Ledger", "New York Daily News", "New York Star", and "New York Journal-American". Throughout his career, Richards wrote on both both national politics and international affairs. During World War II, he served as a war correspondent for the "New York Daily News" in the South Pacific. In addition to his journalistic activities, Richards wrote three books concerning Czarist Russia, including "The Hunt for the Czar" (1970). He also wrote two novels, including "Two Rubles to Times Square" (1956). Guy Richards passed away in 1979.