Seymour, James
Variant namesEpithet: MD, of Gloucester County, Virginia
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000800.0x000293
James William Davenport Seymour (1895-1976) was born in Duxbury, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard University in 1917. Seymour worked with Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., on the Business School film lecture series, while serving as Harvard Universitys director of Publicity. In 1927, Kennedy hired Seymour to serve as an assistant at the Film Booking Offices (FBO). After working as a screenwriter for Warner Brothers in the early and mid-1930s, Seymour accompanied Kennedy to the American Embassy in London as secretary and press attaché.
From the description of Seymour, James W. D. (James William Davenport), 1895-1976 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10572333
Resident of New York state and Detroit, Michigan.
From the description of James Seymour papers, [183- - 184-]. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34421149
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Birth 1895-04-23
Death 1976-01-29
Americans
English
