Peter H. Wyden

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Peter H. Wyden
Born
Peter Weidenreich

October 2, 1923
Berlin, Germany
DiedJune 27, 1998(1998-06-27) (aged 74)
Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.
EducationCity College of New York
OccupationJournalist
Spouse3
Children2, including Ron Wyden
Parent(s)Erich Weidenreich
Helen Silberstein
RelativesFranz Weidenreich (paternal uncle)

Peter H. Wyden (October 2, 1923 – June 27, 1998) was an American journalist and writer.

Early life

Wyden was born Peter Weidenreich, in Berlin to a Jewish family.[1] His mother, Helen (née Silberstein), was a concert singer, and his father, Erich Weidenreich, was a businessman. Franz Weidenreich, German anatomist and physical anthropologist, was one of his uncles.

Wyden attended the

Camp Ritchie places him among the ranks of the Ritchie Boys
, a group of Military Intelligence Officers who used their language skills to obtain intel in Europe. In 2021, Peter's son Ron Wyden, a U.S. Senator, was instrumental in creating a senate resolution recognizing the Ritchie Boys for their efforts.

Career

After the war, Wyden began a career in journalism, during which he worked as a reporter for

McCall's, and executive editor for Ladies' Home Journal.[1][4]

Wyden authored or coauthored nine books, and numerous articles that appeared in major magazines.

Growing Up Straight; the book summed up research on the topic, which suggested homosexuality could be prevented with a close paternal relationship in childhood.[5] His last book, published in 1998, was about schizophrenia; it was based on his personal experience as his son Jeff suffered from the mental disorder.[1]

In 1970, Wyden became a book publisher in New York City and Ridgefield, Connecticut.[4]

Personal life and death

Wyden was married three times.[1] He had two sons, including Ron Wyden, who became a United States senator.[6] He died on June 27, 1998, in Danbury, Connecticut.[1]

Works

  • Suburbia's Coddled Kids. 1962. New Jersey: Doubleday & Company, Inc.
  • The Overweight Society. 1965. New York: Pocket Books.
  • Wyden, Peter; Wyden, Barbara (1969). Growing Up Straight: What Every Thoughtful Parent Should Know about Homosexuality. New York: Stein and Day.
    OCLC 976970206
    .
  • Bay of Pigs – The Untold Story. 1979. New York: Simon and Schuster.
    ISBN 978-0-671-24006-6
  • The Passionate War: The Narrative History of the Spanish Civil War. 1983. New York: Simon and Schuster. 1983
    ISBN 0-671-25330-1
  • Day One: Before Hiroshima and After. 1985. New York: Simon and Schuster. 1984
    ISBN 0-671-46142-7
  • Stella: One Woman's True Tale of Evil, Betrayal, and Survival in Hitler's Germany. Anchor Books, 1993.
    ISBN 978-0385471794
  • Wall: The Inside Story of Divided Berlin. 1989. Simon and Schuster.
    ISBN 0-671-55510-3
  • Wyden, Peter H. (1998). Conquering Schizophrenia: A Father, His Son and a Medical Breakthrough. New York: Knopf.
    OCLC 37560191
    .

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Sengupta, Somini (June 29, 1998). "Peter Wyden, 74, Journalist And Father of Oregon Senator". The New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  2. ^ Abrahamson, Irving (January 3, 1993). "She Saved Herself in the Holocaust By Betraying Others". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  3. Rootsweb.com, created by Robert Battle ([email protected])
  4. ^ a b c d "About the Author" bio on the dustjacket of Bay of Pigs, The Untold Story, Simon and Schuster, 1979.
  5. Newspapers.com
    .
  6. ^ Simon, Mark (December 11, 1999). "Palo Alto to Honor Local Boy". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
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