Bowen, Croswell, 1905-1971

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Croswell Bowen (1905-1971), journalist.

From the description of Curse of the misbegotten : tale of the house of O'Neill, [circa 1959] / by Croswell Bowen. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702183101

Croswell Bowen, principally known as a crime journalist, was also the author of several books, including They Went Wrong (1954) and The Curse of the Misbegotten (1959), a biography of Eugene O'Neill.

From the description of Croswell Bowen papers, 1880-1967 (inclusive), 1928-1964 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702132871

Croswell Bowen was born in 1905 and was graduated from Yale in 1929. After traveling in Europe and studying at the Sorbonne, he returned to the United States and worked as a newspaper reporter and as a freelance magazine writer. His first book, Great River of the Mountains: the Hudson, was published in 1940. He joined the American Field Service as an official photographer in 1941, was wounded during the battle of Tobruk in 1942, and received the Africa Star and the British Empire Medal.

During the 1940s Bowen reported for PM, often on crime and juvenile delinquency. In 1948 he joined the staff of the New Yorker . His book on criminals and delinquents, They Went Wrong, was published in 1954, followed by his biography of A. Oakey Hall. Bowen's biography of Eugene O'Neill, The Curse of the Misbegotten, was written with the assistance of Shane O'Neill and published in 1959. In 1962 Bowen joined the staff of the trade magazine Madison Avenue, leaving in 1964 to become Director of Information at Compton Advertising.

Croswell Bowen married Marjorie Luce Hill, a Vassar graduate, in 1944. The couple had three daughters, Betsy, Lucey, and Molly Patricia, and one son, Peter, who died before his second birthday. The Bowens were divorced in 1966. Croswell Bowen died on July 15, 1971.

From the guide to the Croswell Bowen papers, 1880-1967 (inclusive), 1928-1964, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)

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creatorOf Bowen, Croswell, 1905-1971. Curse of the misbegotten : tale of the house of O'Neill, [circa 1959] / by Croswell Bowen. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Croswell Bowen papers Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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associatedWith Bolton, Agnes. person
associatedWith Bourke-White, Margaret, 1904-1971. person
associatedWith Carmer, Carl Lamson, 1893-1976. person
associatedWith Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965. person
associatedWith O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953. person
associatedWith O'Neill family. family
associatedWith O'Neill, Shane Rudraighe. person
associatedWith O'Neill, Shane Rudraighe. person
associatedWith O'Neill, Shane Rudraighe, 1919- person
associatedWith Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962. person
associatedWith Yale University. Class of 1929. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)
United States
Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)
Subject
American literature
American drama
Authors and publishers
Crime and criminals in the mass media
Crime and the press
Dramatists, American
Educational surveys
Juvenile delinquency
Police and the press
Universities and surveys
Universities and surveys
Occupation
Dramatists
Journalists
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Birth 1905-02-12

Death 1971-07-15

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