Kahn, E. J., Jr.
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| Birthname | Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr. | ||
| born on | 4 December 1916 at 10:30 (= 10:30 AM ) | ||
| Place | New York NY, USA, 40n42, 74w00 | ||
| Timezone | EST h5w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   12°11'   14°32 Asc. 01°15'
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Biography
American columnist and writer for The New Yorker and author of books on diverse subjects like Coca Cola and Frank Sinatra.
His dad was the architect Ely Jacques Kahn and his mom was a writer. He joined The New Yorker when he was a senior at Harvard University and stayed with the prestigious magazine for five decades. His years in the US Army (1941-45) during WWII served as the basis for several of the pieces he produced for the magazine. In 1942 he published his first book aptly entitled "The Army Life." During the Korean War he was The New Yorker's war correspondent. In 1952 he published his book "The Peculiar War: Impressions of a Reporter in Korea." Ten years later he produced another book about war entitled "The Stragglers." He traveled widely and liked to say that he had written about 48 states. In all he produced 27 books with his last being "Supermarkets of the World" in 1991.
His first marriage ended in divorce. He married again and had three sons and a step-son.
He was in a terrible car accident with a truck on May 27, 1994 and died of his injuries the next day in Holyoke, MA May 28, 1994, at age 77.
Events
- Death by Accident 28 May 1994 (Car accident in Holyoke, MA, age 77)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1952 ("The Peculiar War")
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1942 (First book "The Army Life")
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1991 (Last book, "The Supermarkets of the World")
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield quotes time from Ely Jacques Kahn Jr's book, 'About the New Yorker and Me: A Sentimental Journal' (Putnam, 1979), p. 11: 'I weighed seven pounds nine ounces at birth, my mother diligently noted for the record. She wrote further that I was born, at home, at 10:30 AM.' Date from his 'Year of Change: More about the New Yorker and Me' (1988), p. 259: '4 December [1987] My birthday. Hardly worth getting excited about. After all, 'seventy-one' is one of those ridiculous numbers that can't be divided by any other'
Categories
- Personal : Death : Accidental
- Vocation : Writers : Magazine/ newsletter
- Vocation : Writers : Columnist/ journalist
- Vocation : Writers : Textbook/ Non-fiction
- Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (Three sons and a step-son)
- Family : Parenting : Foster, Step, or Adopted Kids
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (Two)
