Lyons, Leonard, 1906-1976
Variant namesLeonard Lyons, born Leonard Sucher, September 10, 1906, New York, New York, attended the City College of New York from 1924 to 1925, and received his Bachelor of Law degree from St. John's University College of Law in 1928. He was admitted to the New York Bar the same year, then to the Federal Bar in 1929, practicing law in New York City from 1929 to 1934. He married Sylvia R. Schonberger on November 29, 1934. From 1934 to 1974, he wrote The Lyons Den, a syndicated column for the New York Post. From 1954 to 1968, he served as Special Assistant Attorney General in New York. He died on October 7, 1976.
From the description of Lyons, Leonard, 1906-1976 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10610827
Archival Resources
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| referencedIn | Alix Jeffry photographs | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Ginzburg, Ralph. Ralph Ginzburg letters to Leonard Lyons, 1963-1970. | Princeton University Library | |
| referencedIn | John Mason Brown papers, 1922-1967. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968. Essay and notes for Leonard Lyons, 1949-1950. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| referencedIn | Odets mss., 1921-1963 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
| creatorOf | Hurst, Fannie, 1889-1968. Correspondence with Robert O. Ballou, Leonard & Sylvia Lyons, 2 letters from autograph seekers, 1 letter from Rosalie Frank to Miss Shirley Spencer. | University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System | |
| creatorOf | Leonard Lyons Papers. 1956 - 1971. Subject Files | Harry S. Truman Library | |
| creatorOf | Parker, Dorothy, 1893-1967. Dorothy Parker and Alan Campbell letters to Leonard and Sylvia Lyons, 1938-1945. | Pennsylvania State University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | New York Times Company records. Arthur Hays Sulzberger papers, 1823-1999 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Harvard Law School Forums Records | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| referencedIn | Welles mss., 1930-1950, (Bulk 1936-1947) | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
| referencedIn | Herman Buchman papers, 1939-1990 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| referencedIn | New York Times Company records. A.M. Rosenthal papers, 1955-1994, 1967-1986 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Robert E. Sherwood papers, 1917-1968 (inclusive), 1934-1955 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Samuel and Bella Spewack Papers, ca.1920-1980 | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| creatorOf | Loesser, Frank, 1910-1969. Frank Loesser letter to Leonard Lyons, 1943 January 31. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | George Balanchine archive, 1924-1989 (inclusive), 1961-1983 (bulk). | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Thornton Wilder collection, 1918-1983 | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| creatorOf | Odets, Clifford, 1906-1963. Letters, 1937-1961. | Indiana University | |
| referencedIn | Spewack, Samuel and Bella. Papers, ca.1920-1980. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Hurst, Fannie, 1889-1968. | person |
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| associatedWith | Odets, Clifford, 1906-1963. | person |
| associatedWith | Parker, Dorothy, 1893-1967. | person |
| associatedWith | Rosenthal, A. M. (Abraham Michael), 1922-2006 | person |
| correspondedWith | Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955 | person |
| associatedWith | Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968. | person |
| associatedWith | Spewack, Samuel, 1899-1971 | person |
| associatedWith | Spewack, Samuel and Bella. | person |
| associatedWith | Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 | person |
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Birth 1906-09-10
Death 1976-10-07
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