Career Arthur Brisbane
from left right: william randolph hearst, robert g. vignola , brisbane in new york, during filming of vignola s world , wife (1920)
while employee of hearst—at 1 point boasting of making $260,000 in year—brisbane known buying failing newspapers, re-organizing them, , selling them hearst. bought washington times , milwaukee evening wisconsin in 1918 , sold both hearst 15 months later. later bought detroit times on behalf of hearst.
in 1918, became editor of chicago herald , examiner, , in 1920s became editor of hearst s first tabloid, new york mirror. remained part of hearst media empire until death in 1936. daughter sarah married 1 of daily mirror employees, tex mccrary, later became radio-tv personality second wife jinx falkenburg.
a 1926 time magazine cover story described influence this:
the new york american, chicago herald-examiner, san francisco examiner , many newspaper owned publisher hearst, nothing of 200 non-hearst dailies , 800 country weeklies buy syndicated brisbane, publish mr. brisbane has said. column headed, simple finality, today, column vies weather , market reports size of audience, beating both. said read third of total u. s. population. exaggeration, half many 20 million readers, today , every day.
several volumes of brisbane s editorials published, including book of today, book of today , future day, , brisbane advertising philosophy. @ time of death, considered virtual executive director of hearst news , media empire.
from 1924 until 1935, artist mel cummin originated , drew many of big, eight-column cartoons brisbane s editorials in new york sunday american, new york evening journal , mirror. cummin, well-known member of explorer s club, called brisbane well-informed naturalist, , said 2 collaborators discussed subject of naturalism frequently.
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