George
Parksmith
Born:
04/23/1922
San Francisco
,
CA
Died: 11/11/2005
Parents: John and Margaret Bush
Spouse: Margery Burke
Children: Susanna and Richard
Address(es):
Last known address:
Lumberville , PA
Died: 11/11/2005
Parents: John and Margaret Bush
Spouse: Margery Burke
Children: Susanna and Richard
Address(es):
Last known address:
Lumberville , PA
Writings
Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
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The genius belt : the story of the arts in Bucks County Pennsylvania - introduction by James A Michener ; edited by George S. Bush. |
Non Fiction | Adult | Pennslvania State University Press | 1996 | |
An American Harvest: The Story of Weil Brothers-Cotton | Non Fiction | Adult | Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall | 1982 | |
The Wide World of Wickes, the Story of an Unusual Growth Company | Non Fiction | Adult | New York : McGraw-Hill | 1976 | |
Future Builders, The Story of Michigan's Consumers Power Company | Non Fiction , Michigan | Adult | New York : McGraw-Hill | 1973 | |
Escape from Addiction of Gordon Bell | Non Fiction | Adult | New York : McGraw-Hill | 1970 | |
The Strange World of Insects | Non Fiction | Children , Teen | New York : Putnam | 1968 | |
Your Sins and Mine - With Parker Smith |
Fiction | Adult | Tower | 1960 | |
Ford Times: April 1957,Vol. 49, No. 4 - A small monthly digest magazine by Ford Motor Company with general interest articles for car owners and travel enthusiasts. No advertisements. Car dealerships distributed complimentary magazines to patrons. The magazine includes full color illustrations for many articles. |
Non Fiction , Travel | Adult | Dearborn, MI : Ford Motor Company | 1954 | |
Other writings: - Articles and stories in American Mercury, The Lamp, Holiday, Travel and Leisure, Apartment Life, Vista USA, Skiing, Flying, Alfred Hichcock's Mystery Magazine, and True |
Non Fiction | Adult |
What is the aim or goal of your writing:
2nd ed. says, "If anything makes me a Michigan writer, though certainly not 'author', it's hardly my former, somewhat limited sojourn in the state. Rather, it's that I was exposed in Michigan to some of the people who influenced me most in my youth; the late Dr. Harold Basilius of Wayne University; the late Larry Henderson, night city editor of the Detroit News and favorite mentor of succeeding generations of young reporters; Charlie Haun, the former night city editor of the Detroit Free Press; and the first real-life author I'd ever met, old friend Glendon Swarthout."
Contemporary Authors says, "Business histories, when done properly, are at least as interesting as 'regular' histories, and, I believe, more revealing of actual life; they involve personalities, ambitions, failures, successes, struggles, politics, economics, finances, international relations, social changes, natural resources, the environment--there's no aspect of existence that isn't reflected in the marketplace."
He added, "Once you become a profesional writer, find two areas that interest you especially (in my case they are business history and the outdoors). Each provides a vacation from the other and helps you to keep your writing from getting stale."
May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No
Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No
Skills:
Author
Education:
Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) | University of California | Berkely , CA | 1956 |
Career:
Position | Organization | Location | Date |
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Editor-at-large and contributing editor | Better Homes and Gardens | 1961 -1973 | |
Associate professor of Journalism | Penn State University | State College , PA | 1960 -1961 |
Editorial staff | Look and Saturday Evening Post | 1958 -1959 | |
Assistant professor of Journalism | University of Minnesota | Minneapolis | 1957 -1960 |
Executive editor | Carmel-Pacific Publications | CA | 1952 -1956 |
Reporter
- (1946-1950, 1950-1952) |
Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, San Francisco Examiner |
Other Resources:
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