Robert T. Elson

Robert T. Elson (1906–1987) was an American writer, editor, and executive for Time Inc.[1]

Background

Elson came from Lakewood, Ohio.[1]

Career

Elson worked for two decades as a Canadian newspaper reporter.[1]

In 1943, he joined Time, Inc., and held a variety of editorial and executive positions at Time, Fortune and Life magazines.[1]

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.[1]

Personal and death

Elson had two sons and three daughter, including Time writer John T. Elson.[1]

He died age 80 of complications following a stroke on March 11, 1987, at Southampton Hospital on Long Island.[2][1]

Works

  • Time Inc.: The Intimate History of a Publishing Enterprise (1968)[3]
  • Prelude to War (1976)[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "The Press: The Man Who Made LIFE". Time. 8 September 1975. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Robert T. Elson". The New York Times. 14 March 1987. p. 34. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  3. ^ Elson, Robert T. (1968). Duncan Norton-Taylor (ed.). Time Inc.; the intimate history of a publishing enterprise. New York: Atheneum. LCCN 68016868.
  4. ^ Robert T. Elson, ed. (1976). Prelude to war. New York: Time-Life Books. LCCN 76010024.


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