Robert T. Elson (1906–1987) was an American writer, editor, and executive for Time Inc.
Background
Elson came from Lakewood, Ohio.
Career
Elson worked for two decades as a Canadian newspaper reporter.
In 1943, he joined Time, Inc., and held a variety of editorial and executive positions at Time, Fortune and Life magazines.
In 1968, he published a corporate-approved history called Time Inc.: The Intimate History of a Publishing Enterprise , edited by Duncan Norton-Taylor.
He retired in 1969.
Personal and death
Elson had two sons and three daughter, including Time writer John T. Elson.
He died age 80 of complications following a stroke on March 11, 1987, at Southampton Hospital on Long Island.
Works
- Time Inc.: The Intimate History of a Publishing Enterprise (1968)
- Prelude to War (1976)
See also
References
- ^ "The Press: The Man Who Made LIFE". Time. 8 September 1975. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- "Robert T. Elson". The New York Times. 14 March 1987. p. 34. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- Elson, Robert T. (1968). Duncan Norton-Taylor (ed.). Time Inc.; the intimate history of a publishing enterprise. New York: Atheneum. LCCN 68016868.
- Robert T. Elson, ed. (1976). Prelude to war. New York: Time-Life Books. LCCN 76010024.
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