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Milton Lehman

Milton Lehman (1917–1966) was an American freelance journalist and book author, best known for his 1963 biography of rocket scientist Robert Goddard.[1][2][3]

Background

Milton Lehman was born in 1917 in Pittsburgh.[2] He attended the University of Pittsburgh as an undergraduate and completed a master's in journalism at Columbia University.[1]

Career

Lehman worked in WW2 for Stars and Stripes (here, May 2, 1945, cover on Hitler's death)

Lehman served as a "special assistant" to Francis Keppel, former United States Commissioner of Education. In the early 1940s, he served as a "special assistant" to the late Eric Johnston when he was president of the Motion Picture Association of America.[1]

During World War II, Lehman served as an Army combat correspondent for the Mediterranean edition of Stars and Stripes newspaper.[1]

In 1948, Lehman co-wrote a three-part article for the Saturday Evening Post with Stephen J. Spingarn about Spingarn's time in the war as a colonel in the 5th Army Counter Intelligence Corps (1943-1945).[4]

In 1963, Lehman published the first biography of rocket scientist Robert Goddard, for which aviator Charles A. Lindbergh wrote a preface.[1][2][5]

When he died, Lehman was serving as a writer and editor for the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare.[1]

Personal life and death

Lehman married Mildred Kharfen, a fellow journalist; they had three children.[1]

Milton Lehman died age 48 on October 13, 1966, of a heart attack at his home in Rockville, Maryland; he was buried in Pittsburgh.[1]

Works

Lehman wrote about Robert Goddard (here, with launching frame of 1st liquid-fueled rocket – March 16, 1926)

Lehman wrote some 250 articles, contributed to national magazines including the Saturday Evening Post, Reader's Digest, Look, and New York Times.[2]

Books:

Articles:

Legacy

Milton's papers concerning Robert Goddard reside in the archives of Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Milton Lehman, 48, Biographer, Dies". New York Times. 14 October 1966. p. 40. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "The Milton Lehman Papers". Clark University. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Milton Lehman". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  4. ^ Spingarn, Stephen J.; Hess, Jerry N. (20 March 1967). "Oral History Interview with Stephen J. Spingarn (1)". Harry S. Truman Library & Museum. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  5. ^ a b Lehman, Milton (1963). This High Man: The Life of Robert H. Goddard. Farrar, Straus. p. 430. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  6. ^ Lehman, Milton (1963). This High Man: The Life of Robert H. Goddard. Farrar, Straus. p. 430. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  7. ^ Lehman, Milton (1988). obert H. Goddard: Pioneer of Space Research. Da Capo Press. p. 430. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  8. ^ Lehman, Milton (1988). Robert H. Goddard: Pioneer of Space Research. Farrar, Straus. p. 430. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  9. ^ Lehman, Milton (13 November 1948). "The White House Shudders". Collier's Weekly: 13–15.

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