Osborn Elliott was the editor of Newsweek magazine for sixteen years between 1961 and 1976.
16 Facts About Osborn Elliott
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Osborn Elliott was born in New York City, the son of Audrey Osborn and John Elliott.
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Osborn Elliott's mother was a high-profile real estate agent in Manhattan who had been actively involved with the American women's suffrage movement of the early 20th century.
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Osborn Elliott attended and graduated from Harvard University on an accelerated two-year wartime program.
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Osborn Elliott served in the United States Navy for two years after graduation as a naval officer.
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Osborn Elliott began his career in the news magazine publishing industry by joining The Journal of Commerce and then Time.
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Osborn Elliott was first hired by Newsweek in 1955 as a senior editor of business news.
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Osborn Elliott was promoted to managing editor of Newsweek in 1959.
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Osborn Elliott was further elevated to editor of Newsweek in 1961 when the Washington Post Company acquired the magazine.
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Osborn Elliott became editor in chief of Newsweek in 1969.
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Osborn Elliott took on the additional roles of president, chief executive and chairman within the following three years.
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Osborn Elliott was named dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in January 1978.
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Osborn Elliott stepped down from that position in 1986, but remained at the school as a journalism professor.
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In 1975, Osborn Elliott founded Citizens Committee for New York City along with Senator Jacob Javits.
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Osborn Elliott married his second wife, Inger McCabe Elliott, in 1973 and became a stepfather to her three children, Alec McCabe, Marit McCabe, and Kari McCabe.
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Osborn Elliott died in New York City on September 28,2008.