Olsen, Jack

Internationally known journalist Jack Olsen was born in Indianapolis in 1925. His journalistic career began when he was hired as a reporter for the San Diego Journal. Jack Olsen made the switch from newpaper to magazine journalism in 1956. He was a correspondent at Time Magazine and senior editor at Sports Illustrated. His work has been published in Vanity Fair, People, Paris Match, Readers Digest, Playboy, Life, Fortune, the New York Times Book Review and others. His magazine journalism appears in thirteen anthologies and has won him numerous awards. His career moved from magazine article writing to book writing in the lates 1960s. He is an award-winning author of thirty-one books published around the world and has been said to set the standard for the crime writing genre. He died July 16, 2002 in his home on Bainbridge Island in Puget Sound, Washington.

From the description of Jack Olsen papers, 1950-1968. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50915412

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