John Williams Andrews
John Williams Andrews (November 10, 1898 – March 18, 1975) was an American journalist, public relations professional, poet and author of non-fiction.
Biography
[edit]Andrews was born on November 10, 1898, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania on November 10, 1898, to Evangeline Holcombe Walker and noted historian Charles McLean Andrews.[1][2] During his journalistic career he worked for Chung Mei in China before joining the Connecticut-based New Haven Register. After Yale Law School and acceptance to the New York State Bar Association, he began practicing with the law firm Root, Clark Buckner & Ballentine before leaving to write History of the founding of Wolf's Head, and then became involved in the publication of poetry journals.[1] In 1936, he wrote Prelude to 'Icaros', designed as the introduction to an epic about Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight.[3]
In 1940, he joined the United States Justice Department as chief of the Federal-State Relations Section, and later as a trial attorney in the Antitrust Division.[1]
He was director of the Washington Institute of Mental Health in 1951, then joined the public relations firm Hill & Knowlton before forming his own firm, Andrews Associaresm Inc., and retiring from the field in 1962.[1]
In 1963, he was co-recipient of the Robert Frost Poetry Award, and edited Literary Quarterly and Poet Lore.[1]
He died on March 18, 1975, aged 76.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Cynthia R. Fadool (ed.) , Contemporary Authors 26 (Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1976)(Vols. 57-60); Obituary, "John W. Andrews, Poet, 76, is Dead," New York Times, Mar. 20, 1975, p. 42
- ^ "Charles McLean Andrews papers, 1723-1967 (inclusive), 1885-1956 (bulk)". researchworks.oclc.org. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ Goldstein, Laurence (1986). The Flying Machine and Modern Literature. Indiana University Press. p. 127. ISBN 9780253322180.
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