David Scherman

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David E. Scherman
Born
David Edward Scherman

1916 (1916)
Manhattan, New York U.S.
DiedMay 5, 1997(1997-05-05) (aged 80–81)
EducationDartmouth College
Known forPhotojournalism, editing
Notable workThe Best of Life, 1973

David E. Scherman (1916 – May 5, 1997) was an American photojournalist and editor.

Born in Manhattan to a Jewish family,

Condé Nast Publications photographer Lee Miller for many of these assignments. One photograph by Scherman of Miller in the bathtub of Adolf Hitler
's apartment in Munich is one of the most iconic images from the Miller-Scherman partnership.

Scherman changed career from photographer to editor and was employed as senior editor when Life magazine ceased its weekly format in 1972. He died of cancer at age 81[2]

Publications

Scherman contributed as an editor and author to various Life and photography publications including:

  • The Best of Life, 1973,
  • With John R. McCrary - First of the Many, 1981,
  • With Rosemarie Redlich - Literary America: A Chronicle of American Writers from 1607-1952, 1978,
  • With Richard Wilcox - Literary England: Photographs of Places Made Memorable in English Literature, 1944,
  • With

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