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Harold Lavine

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Harold Lavine (1915-1984) was an American journalist and editor, best known as senior editor at Newsweek magazine,[1] as well as his book co-authored with James Wechsler called War Propaganda and the United States (1940).

Background

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Harold Lavine was born on February 19, 1915, in New York City, the son of Elias Lavine and Pauline Bershadsky. He went to high school at Townsend Harris Hall.[citation needed]

Career

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In 1932, Lavine became a reporter for the New York American, then the New York Evening Journal (1933), and the New York Evening Post (1934). In 1941, he came assistant managing editor for PM newspaper.[1]

During World War II, he served for the US Army News Service.[1] In 1940, he wrote the book War Propaganda and the United States for the Institute for Propaganda Analysis.

In 1946, Lavine became a senior editor at Newsweek magazine.[1] In the 1950s, he contributed to Commentary magazine.

In 1963, Lavine became a senior editor at Forbes magazine. In 1974, he became senior editorial writer and columnist at The Arizona Republic.[1]

Personal life and death

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In 1936, Lavine married Violet Edwards; they had one daughter.[1]

Harold Lavine died aged 69 on November 15, 1984.[1]

Works

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Books
  • War Propaganda and the United States with James A. Wechsler (1940)
  • The Fifth Column in America (1940)
  • Communists and National Unity: An Interview of PM with Earl Browder (1944)
  • Central America (1964)
  • Smoke-Filled Rooms (1970)
Articles in Commentary (magazine)
  • "Can Eisenhower Form a Government? He’s Learning, and He Keeps His Popular Support"(July 1953)
  • "Why the Democrats Are Confident: The GOP, They Think, is Riding for a Fall" (January 1954)
  • "Twenty-One G.I.’s Who Chose Tyranny: Why They Left Us for Communism" (July 1954)
  • "The Life and Times of General Two-Gun Cohen, by Charles Drage" (October 1954)
  • "What Arms Policy to Prevent World War III? Facing Up to the Problem of Atomic Defense" (November 1954)
  • "Mr. Eisenhower’s Far East Policy: The Prescription, as Before" (May 1955)
  • "The Decline of the Republican Party: Eisenhower Has Failed to Rebuild the Machine" (August 1958)
  • "Social Revolution in Cuba: The Future of the New Regime" (October 1959)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Harold Lavine Is Dead at 69; A Former Newsweek Editor". New York Times. 18 July 1984. p. B-8. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
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