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George Washington Stark

Born: 02/22/1884   Detroit , MI
Died: 01/29/1966
Parents: Nicolas Stark, Isabelle Stark
Spouse: Anne Campbell
Children: George, Alison Jean, Richard, Harry

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
The Best Policy; the Story of Standard Accident Insurance Company Non Fiction Adult Powers 1959
The Huron Heritage; Fifty Years of Concrete Achievement by the Huron Portland Cement Company 1907-1957 Non Fiction , Michigan Adult Detroit, MI: Denman and Baker 1957
Made in Detroit
- Co-authored with Norman Beasley 		Non Fiction , Michigan History Adult New York: Putnam 1957
Detroit at the Century's Turn, as Remembered by George W. Stark Non Fiction , Michigan History Adult Detroit, MI: Wayne University Press 1951
Detroit: An Industrial Miracle Non Fiction , Michigan Adult Detroit, MI: Detroit Directory of Business and Industry 1951
Seventy-Five Years in Public Service: Detroit News Non Fiction Adult Detroit, MI : The Detroit News 1948
Two Heads are Better
- Co-authored with wife, poet Anne Campbell Anne wrote the poetry and George wrote the prose. 		Non Fiction , Poetry Adult Detroit, Alved of Detroit 1947
City of destiny, the story of Detroit Non Fiction , Michigan Adult Detroit, MI: Arnold-Powers 1943
In Old Detroit Non Fiction , Michigan History Adult Detroit, MI: Arnold-Powers 1939
What is the aim or goal of your writing: 2nd ed. says, " He was born on Detoit's lower East Side when it was known as a neighborhood of 'lace curatin Irish' families, the son of a lumber schooner skipper."

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
Diploma Luther L. Wright High School Ironwood , MI 1933

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Official Historiographer City of Detroit Detroit , MI 1943 -1966
Columnist
- Reporter, drama critic, city editor 		The Detroit News Detroit , MI 1914 -1958
Columnist The Detroit Free Press Detroit , MI 1905 -1914
Managing editor Detroit Athletic Club News Detroit , MI
Managing Director
- First and only president 		Detroit Historical Society Detroit , MI
Publicity Maxwell Motor Car Company
Copy desk
- 2 years 		Republic St. Louis

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Other Comments:

In his 'Town Talk' column in The Detroit News, Mr. Stark became reccognized as almost the official voice of Old Detroit. Pushed for establishment of Detroit Historical Museum.

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