Mowrer, Edgar Ansel, 1892-1977

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Birth 1892-03-08
Death 1977-03-02
Americans,
English,

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Writer, columnist.

From the description of Reminiscences of Edgar Ansel Mowrer : oral history, 1968. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309741672

Journalist Edgar Ansel Mowrer (died 1977) and author Lilian Thomson (1889-1990) were married in 1916; both wrote and lectured on politics and world affairs.

From the description of Edgar Ansel Mowrer and Lilian T. Mowrer papers, 1898-1978 (bulk 1933-1978). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979826

Biographical Notes

Edgar Ansel Mowrer

1892, Mar. 8 Born, Bloomington, Ill. 1913 A.B., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. 1914 War correspondent in France and Belgium for the Chicago Daily News 1916 Married Lilian Thomson 1933 Published Germany Puts the Clock Back. New York: W. Morrow Awarded Pulitzer Prize in journalism Elected president, Foreign Press Association 1933 1940 Head, Chicago Daily News bureau, Paris, France 1942 Deputy director, U.S. Office of Facts and Figures 1942 1943 Deputy director, U.S. Office of War Information 1943 Started newspaper column, "Edgar Mowrer on World Affairs" 1947 Helped organize Americans for Democratic Action 1948 Published The Nightmare of American Foreign Policy. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1952 Began second newspaper column, "What's Your Question on World Affairs?" 1956 1960 American editor, Western World magazine 1968 Published Triumph and Turmoil: A Personal History of Our Time. New York: Weybright and Talley 1969 1976 Moved to Wonalancet, N.H. Columnist, Manchester Union Leader, Manchester, N.H. 1972 1973 Wrote "Freedom Diary (A Crucial Year)" 1973 Published, with Lilian T. Mowrer, Umano and the Price of Lasting Peace. New York: Philosophical Library 1977, Mar. 2 Died, Madeira, Madeira Islands

Lilian T. Mowrer

1889, Sept. 2 Born, London, England 1907 Student, Sorbonne University, Paris, France 1911 1913 Student, Liverpool University, Liverpool, England 1916 Married Edgar Ansel Mowrer 1937 Published Journalist's Wife. New York: W. Morrow 1941 Published Arrest and Exile. New York: W. Morrow 1942 Published Rip Tide of Aggression. New York: W. Morrow 1943 1949 District of Columbia chairman, Women's Action Committee for Lasting Peace 1952 Published The United States and World Relations. New York: Harper 1960 Published The Indomitable John Scott. New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy 1973 Published, with Edgar Ansel Mowrer, Umano and the Price of Lasting Peace. New York: Philosophical Library 1990, Sept. 30 Died, Chicago, Ill.

From the guide to the Edgar Ansel Mowrer and Lilian T. Mowrer Papers, 1898-1978, (bulk 1933-1975), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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