Sheean, Vincent, 1899-1975

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Vincent Sheean was an American journalist, novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.

From the description of Vincent Sheean collection of papers, [1929]-1973 bulk (1938-1959). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122639845

From the guide to the Vincent Sheean collection of papers, 1929]-1973, 1938-1959, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.)

James Vincent Sheean (1899-1975) was an American journalist, novelist and biographer.

Born in Christian County, Illinois on Dec. 5, 1899 to William and Susan Sheean, he attended the University of Chicago. Sheean's best-known works are Personal History (1935), a political memoir, and Not Peace But a Sword (1939). Other books include Lily (1954), Mahatma Ghandi (1955), Nehru, Ten Years of Power (1959), and Dorothy and Red (1963), about Dorothy Thompson and Sinclair Lewis.

In 1935, he married Diana Forbes-Robertson, the daughter of Sir Johnston and Lady Forbes-Robertson, with whom he had two daughters. During the latter part of his life he resided in Ariolo, Italy.

From the guide to the Vincent Sheean Papers, 1940-1965, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

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Birth 1899-12-05

Death 1975-03-16

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