Henry Grunwald (editor)
| Henry Grunwald | |
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Henry Grunwald in May 2004
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| United States Ambassador to Austria | |
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In office December 23, 1987 – January 1, 1990 |
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| President |
Ronald Reagan George H.W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Ronald S. Lauder |
| Succeeded by | Roy M. Huffington |
| Personal details | |
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Heinz Anatol Grünwald December 3, 1922 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | February 26, 2005 (aged 82) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Beverly Suser; Louise Melhado |
| Occupation | Diplomat, editor |
Henry Anatole Grunwald (December 3, 1922 – February 26, 2005) was an Austrian-born American journalist and diplomat perhaps best known for his position as managing editor of TIME magazine and editor in chief of Time, Inc. In 2001, he was awarded the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class.
Grunwald was born Heinz Anatol Grünwald in Vienna. His father, Alfred Grünwald, wrote libretti for operettas by Lehár, Kálmán and Oscar Straus. His mother was Mila Löwenstein. After the 1938 Anschluss the family left Austria for Czechoslovakia and then Paris. In 1940 they arrived in the United States via brief periods in Biarritz, Casablanca, and Lisbon.
Mr. Grunwald had ambitions to be a playwright, but got a job as a copy boy at TIME while studying at New York University. He worked his way up at TIME magazine until his retirement in 1987, when he was succeeded as Editor-in-Chief by Jason McManus. He was the first to give TIME writers bylines, a practice which had not been allowed previously. He also introduced new departments such as Behavior, Energy, The Sexes, Economy and Dance. He ordered the famous (some say infamous) cover article, "Is God Dead?" He moved the magazine away from Republican partisanship. He personally wrote the TIME editorial calling for President Richard Nixon to resign.
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