Henry A. Grunwald
American journalist and diplomat (1922-2005)
Henry Anatole Grunwald (December 3, 1922 – February 26, 2005) was an Austrian-born American journalist and diplomat. He was best known for his position as managing editor of Time magazine and editor in chief of Time, Inc.
In 2001, he was awarded the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class.
Career
Grunwald was born Heinz Anatol Grünwald to a secular Jewish family in Vienna.
His father, Alfred Grünwald, wrote libretti for operettas by Lehár, Kálmán and Oscar Straus.
His mother was Mila Löwenstein. After the 1938 Anschluss the family left Austria for Czechoslovakia and then Paris. In 1940 they arrived in the United States via brief periods in Biarritz, Casablanca, and Lisbon.
Grunwald had ambitions to be a playwright, and got a job as a copy boy at Time while studying at New York University. He worked his way up at Time magazine and was succeeded as editor-in-chief by Jason McManus upon his retirement in 1987.
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