Hanson W. Baldwin
Hanson Weightman Baldwin (born March 22, 1903 in Baltimore , Maryland , † November 13, 1991 in Roxbury , Connecticut ) was an American journalist and author of several military history books.
Life
Baldwin was the son of Oliver Perry Baldwin Jr., longtime chief of service for The Baltimore Sun newspaper , and his wife, Caroline Sutton Baldwin. He attended the Boys' Latin School of Maryland and the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis . From 1924 to 1927 he served in the United States Navy and reached the rank of lieutenant . In 1927 he began his career as a journalist with the Baltimore Sun, in 1929 he moved to the New York Times . There he was war correspondent from 1937 and editor from 1942.
In the fall of 1942, Baldwin traveled to the war zone in the South Pacific and visited several American military bases there. He wrote a series of articles about it, for which he received the Pulitzer Prize the following year . He also reported from England , North Africa and France .
After the end of World War II, Baldwin continued to report for the New York Times on current military and political developments. In 1959 a report on Operation Argus received a lot of attention. In addition to his work for the New York Times, he has also written articles for journals and several books.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Robert D. McFadden: Hanson Baldwin, Military Writer, Dies . The New York Times, November 14, 1991
- ^ A b Baldwin, Hanson Weightman in Stanley J. Kunitz (Ed.): Twentieth Century Authors. First supplement. HW Wilson, New York City 1955
- ^ The Press: The Times & the Secret . Time Magazine, March 30, 1959
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Baldwin, Hanson W. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baldwin, Hanson Weightman (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore , Maryland |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1991 |
| Place of death | Roxbury , Connecticut |