Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr.
| Ely Jacques Kahn Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 4, 1916 New York City |
| Died | May 28, 1994 (aged 77) Holyoke, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Parent(s) | Ely Jacques Kahn, Elsie Plaut Mayer |
| Relatives | Joan Kahn |
Ely Jacques Kahn Jr. (December 4, 1916 – May 28, 1994) was an American writer under the byline E. J. Kahn Jr. with The New Yorker for five decades.
Born in New York City, he was the son of architect Ely Jacques Kahn, and the brother of mystery editor and anthologist, Joan Kahn. He attended the Horace Mann School and Harvard University, where he took his B.A. in 1937. He was hired by St. Clair McKelway at The New Yorker in 1937 and his first byline appeared there in the April 3, 1937 issue. Before World War II, he was drafted and served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945. His Army experience resulted in The New Yorker publishing thirty-nine of his pieces on Army life; they were later collected in book form.
His long career with the magazine resulted in numerous books on such varied subjects as Coca-Cola, Lesley J. McNair, the Trust Territory of the Pacific, Harvard University, Herbert Bayard Swope, Frank Sinatra, Dwayne O. Andreas of Archer Daniels Midland, and the Postal Inspection Service. However, his multi-part series on grain, which was published in book form as "Staffs of Life" in 1985, was criticized by some as an example of the self-indulgent journalism that marked The New Yorker during the 1970s and '80s.
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