Berger, Josef, 1903-

American author Josef Berger (1903-1971) graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in 1924, the same year he won the McAnally Prize for Literary Composition and took first place in an Atlantic monthly essay contest. He went on to work as a newspaper reporter while publishing juvenile books both under his own name and as Jeremiah Digges, sometimes in collaboration with his wife, who was also a writer and an artist under her maiden name, Dorothy Gay Thomas. Other writing included short stories and articles for leading periodicals. During World War II Berger was in Washington D.C. working for the United States House of Representatives, and, later, the Senate; in 1945 he served as chief of press relations for the Allied Commission on Reparations overseas. After the war he became a speechwriter for the Democratic National Commitee and prepared speeches for Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and Lyndon Johnson, among others. Berger also wrote poems and song lyrics, and collaborated with folk singers such as Alan Arkin and Lee Hays.

From the description of Josef Berger papers, 1918-1982. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 67991236

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