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Lewis Elliott Chaze
Lewis Elliott Chaze (1915-1990) was an American war veteran, journalist, and novelist.
He began his journalism career as a reporter for the New Orleans Bureau of the Associated P...view moreLewis Elliott Chaze (1915-1990) was an American war veteran, journalist, and novelist.
He began his journalism career as a reporter for the New Orleans Bureau of the Associated Press. During World War II, he served as a paratrooper and technical sergeant in the 11th Airborne Division of the U.S. Army and, thereafter, in the Occupation of Japan.
Following the war, he resumed his career as a journalist and became an award-winning columnist for the Hattiesburg American newspaper, eventually becoming City Editor in 1970. He retained this position until 1980, writing articles, essays and short stories for popular magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Reader’s Digest and The New Yorker. His first novel was published in 1947.view less