Mann, Arthur (Arthur William), 1901-

Biographical Note

• 1901, Sept. 11: Born, Stamford, Conn.
• 1918: Student, Art Students League, New York, N.Y.
• 1921: Awarded Gold Medal, 1st prize, Columbia University National Art Competition
• 1921 - 1922 : Reporter, New York World
• 1923: Married Marion Rita Meyer
• 1932 - 1945 : Freelance writer and radio script writer and broadcaster, New York, N.Y.
• 1945: Assisted in the racial integration of organized baseball Cofounder of the New York Taconic Valley Youth Center, Berlin, N.Y.
• 1946: Assistant to Branch Rickey, president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers
• 1947: Instrumental in the signing of Jackie Robinson with the Brooklyn Dodgers
• 1950: Published The Jackie Robinson Story. New York: F. J. Low
• 1951: Published Baseball Confidential; Secret History of the War Among Chandler, Durocher, MacPhail, and Rickey. New York: D. McKay
• 1952: Published Bob White: Bonus Player. New York: D. McKay Published Bob White: Farm Club Player. New York: D. McKay
• 1953: Published Bob White: Spring Terror. New York: D. McKay Published How To Play Winning Baseball. New York: Grosset & Dunlap Published Goal in Sight. New York: D. McKay, by A. R. Thurman, pseud.
• 1957: Published Branch Rickey: American in Action. Boston; Houghton Mifflin
• 1959: Assistant to Branch Rickey, President of the Continental League Codirector of the Third Pan-American Games, Chicago, Ill.
• 1963, Jan. 3: Died, New York, N.Y.

From the guide to the Arthur Mann Papers, 1901-1969, (bulk 1945-1962), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)