Biography of herbert b swope jr

          Herbert B. Swope Jr. was born on 30 November in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Lights Out (), The Black Robe.

        1. Herbert B. Swope Jr. was born on 30 November in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Lights Out (), The Black Robe.
        2. He produced movies and plays.
        3. Was born on November 30, in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Lights Out (), The Black Robe () and The Best of Broadway ().
        4. Herbert Bayard Swope Sr was an American editor, journalist and intimate of the Algonquin Round Table.
        5. Herbert Bayard Swope was a journalist who became famous as a war correspondent and editor of the New York World.
        6. Was born on November 30, in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Lights Out (), The Black Robe () and The Best of Broadway ()....

          Herbert Bayard Swope

          20th-century American journalist

          Herbert Bayard Swope Sr. (;[1] January 5, 1882 – June 20, 1958) was an American editor, journalist and intimate of the Algonquin Round Table.

          Swope spent most of his career at the New York World. He was the first and three-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Reporting. Swope was called the greatest reporter of his time by Lord Northcliffe of the London Daily Mail.[1]

          Background

          Herbert Bayard Swope was born on January 5, 1882, in St.

          Louis, Missouri, to German immigrants Ida Cohn and Isaac Swope,[1] a watchcase maker. He was the youngest of four children – the younger brother of businessman and General Electric president Gerard Swope.[1]

          Career

          Swope was the first recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Reporting in 1917 for a series of articles that year entitled "Inside the German Empire"[2] The articles formed the basis for a book released in 1917 entitled