Henry A. Grunwald
Henry Grunwald | |
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Ronald S. Lauder | |
Succeeded by | Roy M. Huffington |
Personal details | |
Born | Heinz Anatol Grünwald December 3, 1922 Vienna, Austria |
Died | February 26, 2005 New York City, New York, U.S. | (aged 82)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Beverly Suser; Louise Melhado |
Occupation | Diplomat, editor |
Henry Anatole Grunwald (December 3, 1922 – February 26, 2005) was an Austrian-born American journalist and diplomat. He was best known for his position as managing editor of
In 2001, he was awarded the
Career
Grunwald was born Heinz Anatol Grünwald to a secular
His father,Grunwald had ambitions to be a playwright, and got a job as a copy boy at Time while studying at New York University. He worked his way up at Time magazine and was succeeded as editor-in-chief by Jason McManus upon his retirement in 1987. He was the first to give Time writers bylines, a practice which had not been allowed previously. He also introduced new departments such as Behavior, Energy, The Sexes, Economy and Dance.[3] He ordered the famous (some say infamous) cover article, "Is God Dead?" He moved the magazine away from
As managing editor, and then editor-in-chief, Grunwald directed the writing an intellectual level upwards, using his intellectual rigor to evaluate each proposed story. He wanted his magazine to identify, and help promote moralistic solutions to current national problems.[4]
In 1962 he edited and wrote the introduction to "Salinger, a Critical and Personal Portrait", a collection of essays about
After serving 11 years as Time's managing editor, Grunwald took on the role of editor-in-chief of all of Time, Inc.'s magazines, including
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Booknotes interview with Grunwald on One Man's America: A Journalist's Search for the Heart of His Country, February 2, 1997, C-SPAN |
On September 5, 1998, Grunwald released his auto-biography One Man's America, describing his emigration to America, and his life in the States. He also wrote a novel, A Saint, More or Less, which was published in 2003.
In his final years Grunwald was gradually losing his eyesight due to
Personal life and death
In 1953 Grunwald married Beverly Suser. They had three children, screenwriter Peter Grunwald, Democratic political consultant Mandy Grunwald, and writer Lisa Grunwald. They were married until her death of breast cancer in 1981.
In 1987, he married former Vogue editor and Manhattan socialite Louise Melhado (nee Liberman). This was her third marriage, as she had previously been married to Richard Savitt and Frederick A. Melhado.[8]
Grunwald died in New York City on February 26, 2005, at the age of 82.[9]
Selected bibliography
- Salinger, a Critical and Personal Portrait, edited by Henry Anatole Grunwald. New York: Harper & Row, 1962.
- One Man's America. New York: Doubleday, 1997
- "Foreign policy under Reagan II". Foreign Affairs 63.2 (1984): 219-239.
- "The post-Cold War press: A new world needs a new journalism". Foreign Affairs (1993): 12-16.
References
- ^ "Reply to a parliamentary question" (PDF) (in German). p. 1442. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ Reed, Christopher (March 2, 2005). "Henry Grunwald - Editor of Time who called for Nixon's resignation". The Guardian.
He was born the son of a successful operetta librettist, Alfred Grunwald, in a non-practising Jewish family, and named Heinz (changed to Henry in America).
- ^ Severo, Richard (February 27, 2005). "Henry A. Grunwald, Editor Who Directed Shift in Time Magazine, Is Dead at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ Walter Isaacson, American Sketches (2009) pp 231-35.
- ^ Schudel, Matt (February 27, 2005). "Henry Grunwald, Managing Editor of Time Magazine, Dies". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ Whitfield, Stephen J. "The American Jew as Journalist" (PDF). PolicyArchive.
- ^ "Lighthouse International - Henry A. Grunwald Award for Public Service". www.lighthouse.org. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05.
- ^ "Louise Melhado Is Married To Henry Anatole Grunwald". The New York Times. 2 May 1987. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ Schudel, Matt (February 27, 2005). "Henry Grunwald, Managing Editor of Time Magazine, Dies". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
External links
- A film clip "The Open Mind - As Time Goes By, Part I (1987)" is available for viewing at the Internet Archive
- A film clip "The Open Mind - As Time Goes By, Part II (1987)" is available for viewing at the Internet Archive
- A film clip "A Clash of Cultures (2003)" is available for viewing at the Internet Archive
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Henry A. Grunwald Award for Public Service, Lighthouse International
- "Henry Grunwald". Charlie Rose. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.