Herndon, Booton, 1915-1995

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Dates:
Birth 1915-12-09
Death 1995-03-29
Gender:
Male
Americans
English

Biographical notes:

Booton Herndon was born in Charlottesville, Virginia on December 9, 1915. He attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, and later relocated to New Orleans, where he worked for the Item Tribune. He served in the United States Army from 1943 through 1945, and resided in Manhattan, in New York City in the late 1940s. Herndon wrote prolifically, authoring dozens of books on a variety of topics, and thousands of articles. He died in Charlottesville, Virginia on March 29, 1995.

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Subjects:

  • Authors and publishers
  • Literary agents
  • Medal of Honor
  • Motion picture actors and actresses
  • Motion picture industry
  • Popular music
  • Oil fields
  • Publicity
  • Sales promotion
  • School integration
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945

Occupations:

  • Authors
  • Writer

Places:

  • Charlottesville, VA, US
  • New York City, NY, US
  • Charlottesville, VA, US
  • Charlottesville, VA, US
  • Columbia, MO, US
  • New Orleans, LA, US

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