John Franklin Carter
John Franklin Carter | |
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Born | John Franklin Carter April 27, 1897 Fall River, Massachusetts United States |
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Nationality | American |
Other names | Jay Franklin Diplomat Unofficial Observer |
Education | Yale University |
Occupation | journalist, columnist, novelist, biographer, speech writer |
Employer | London Daily Chronicle New York Times Liberty Vanity Fair Harry S. Truman |
Known for | We The People (1936-1948) |
Parent(s) | Rev. John Franklin Carter |
John Franklin Carter aka Jay Franklin aka Diplomat aka Unofficial Observer (1897–1967) was an American journalist, columnist, biographer and novelist. He notably wrote the syndicated column, "We the People", under his pen name Jay Franklin. He wrote over 30 books on a variety of subjects including his detective novels about the character Dennis Tyler. In his column, he was notably one of the few who predicted Truman's victory in the 1948 presidential election.
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Biography
Carter was born in Fall River, Massachusetts on April 27, 1897 as one of seven children of Rev. John Franklin Carter. He attended Yale University, where he served as chairman of campus humor magazine The Yale Record[1]
He left Yale early to serve as a representative of the Williamstown Institute of Politics in Italy. Afterwards, he became the Rome correspondent for the London Daily Chronicle and the New York Times.
In 1928, Carter began working for the State Department as an economic specialist.
He then became a correspondent for the magazines Liberty and Vanity Fair.
He wrote the syndicated column, "We, The People" from 1936 to 1948 under his pen name "Jay Franklin". It chronicled the Franklin D. Roosevelt and Truman Administrations.
In 1948, Carter worked as a speech writer for Harry S. Truman.
Carter died in Washington, D.C., on November 28, 1967 at the age of 70. His books "The New Dealers" (1934) and "American Messiahs" (1935) remain valuable sources for historians of the New Deal era.
Works
Detective novels written as "Diplomat"
- Murder in the Embassy (1930)
- Murder in the State Department (1930)
- Scandal in the Chancery (1931)
- The Corpse on the White House Lawn (1932)
- Death in the Senate (1933)
- Slow Death at Geneva (1934)
- The Brain Trust Murder (1935)
Partial list of other novels
- The Rat Race (1950)
- Champagne Charlie (1950)
Political Narrative written as "Unofficial Observer"
- "The New Dealers" (1934)
- "American Messiahs" (1935)
References
- ↑ Wilder, Thornton N., Stephen Vincent Benet, John Franklin Carter, Jr. et al., ed. (April, 1918) "Memorabilia Yalensia". The Yale Literary Magazine. New Haven: Yale Lit. p. 355.
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External links
- John Franklin Carter correspondence at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, NY and online via U.S. Archives
- Articles with hCards
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- 1897 births
- 1967 deaths
- 20th-century American novelists
- American biographers
- Male biographers
- American columnists
- American fantasy writers
- American male novelists
- American mystery writers
- American science fiction writers
- People from Fall River, Massachusetts
- Writers from Massachusetts
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