Hallett Edward Abend
Hallett Edward Abend | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 September 1884 |
| Died | 28 November 1955 (aged 71) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Hallett Edward Abend (15 September 1884 – 28 November 1955) was an American journalist who is today known for his journalistic reporting in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Life
He was born in Portland, Oregon on 15 September 1884.[1]
He died of a heart attack in the Sonora Hospital, Sonora, California on 28 November 1955 at the age of 66 years. His obituary was published by his employer, the New York Times.[2]
Education
He attended Lewiston High School.[3]
He attended Stanford University for three years.[4]
He spoke and read and wrote the Chinese language very fluently.[5]
Career
He had a brief stint in Hollywood where he worked as a scriptwriter for early silent films.[6]
He started his journalistic career by working as a cub reporter for the Lewiston Morning Tribune.[7]
After that he worked as a journalist for a number of newspapers including: the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, the Idaho Daily Statesman and the Los Angeles Times.[8]
New York Times
In 1926, he received an offer to become the chief New York Times correspondent in Peking (Beijing), China, as part of a six-months' assignement. He ended up working in China for the next 15 years and reported on the Second Sino-Japanese War.[9]
He was injured during an aerial bombardment of the Beijing city by the Japanese armed forces.[10]
Bibliography
He is the author of a number of notable books:[11][12]
- Ramparts of the pacific - https://archive.org/details/rampartsofpacifi0000hall/page/n7/mode/2up
- The God from the West: A Biography of Frederick Townsend Ward
- My Life In China 1926-1941 - https://archive.org/details/mylifeinchina192007622mbp
- Half Slave, Half Free: This Divided World
- Japan Unmasked - https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.177747
- Can China Survive? - https://archive.org/details/canchinasurvive0000hall
See Also
References
- ↑ Times, Special to The New York (November 28, 1955). "HALLETT ABEND, NEWSMAN, DEAD; Former Times Correspondent in Far East Was Editor of Marshallton, Iowa, Paper". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
- ↑ Times, Special to The New York (November 28, 1955). "HALLETT ABEND, NEWSMAN, DEAD; Former Times Correspondent in Far East Was Editor of Marshallton, Iowa, Paper". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
- ↑ "FamilySearch.org". ancestors.familysearch.org. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
- ↑ Times, Special to The New York (November 28, 1955). "HALLETT ABEND, NEWSMAN, DEAD; Former Times Correspondent in Far East Was Editor of Marshallton, Iowa, Paper". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
- ↑ Times, Special to The New York (November 28, 1955). "HALLETT ABEND, NEWSMAN, DEAD; Former Times Correspondent in Far East Was Editor of Marshallton, Iowa, Paper". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
- ↑ "FamilySearch.org". ancestors.familysearch.org. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
- ↑ "FamilySearch.org". ancestors.familysearch.org. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
- ↑ "FamilySearch.org". ancestors.familysearch.org. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
- ↑ "FamilySearch.org". ancestors.familysearch.org. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
- ↑
- ↑ ThriftBooks. "Hallett Abend Books | List of books by author Hallett Abend". ThriftBooks. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine". archive.org. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
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External links
- https://greyhouse.com/Media/GreyHousePublishing/samples/warjournalism_pgs.pdf
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/1065283
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83129172/raleigh_colston-minor
- https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dailyprogress/name/raleigh-minor-obituary?id=32743630
- https://archives.lib.byu.edu/repositories/14/archival_objects/192017