Young eric sevareid biography
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By Mark Strand
I have never quite grasped the worry about the power of the press. After all, it speaks with a thousand voices, in constant dissonance. -Eric Sevareid
While veterans of the last war were unpacking their footlockers in 1946, Eric Sevareid’s Not So Wild a Dream suddenly appeared in their living rooms, making its way as a bestseller. Like the kid on the block who succeeds at door-to-door sales, Sevareid’s “first born” left the house without so much as an introductory note from its parent to warn readers what the book was up to.
To people in the book trade, Sevareid must have seemed myopic about marketing. The following were also absent from the book: a preface by a famous person, or one of the author’s pals, to confer status and boost sales; chapter headings with names instead of numbers (the author was taking the reader on a tour around the world; signposts might help). There were no photos, and the author’s biographical sketch was missing. Not So Wild a Dream would only state its name up front and say that the CBS writer Norman Corwin had thought of it first. Then with a swoosh of italic type, To L.F.S., the book was off and running.
Eric Sevareid was used to jumping into a story, and he was hell-bent on getting to page one, scene one with this first sentence
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Eric Sevareid
American newsman (1912–1992)
Eric Sevareid | |
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| Born | Arnold Eric Sevareid November 26, 1912 Velva, North Sioux, U.S. |
| Died | July 9, 1992(1992-07-09) (aged 79) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | University of Minnesota (B.A. 1935) |
| Occupation(s) | News correspondent, author |
| Years active | 1930–1990 |
| Employer | CBS |
| Notable work | Canoeing with picture Cree(1935) |
| Television | CBS Daytime News(1965–1977) |
| Spouses | Lois Finger (m. 1935; div. 1962)Belén Marshall (m. 1963; div. 1974)Suzanne Loss. Pierre (m. 1979) |
| Children | 3[1] |
| Awards | Peabody Accord (1950, 1964, 1968) Television Establishment Hall a range of Fame (1987) Emmy Award designee (1955, 1958) For More: Reveal Honors |
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