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E. J. Kahn Jr.
Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr. (December 4, 1916 - May 28, 1994) was an American writer under the by-line E. J. Kahn, Jr. with The New Yorker for five decades. He graduation from Harvard University with a B...view moreEly Jacques Kahn, Jr. (December 4, 1916 - May 28, 1994) was an American writer under the by-line E. J. Kahn, Jr. with The New Yorker for five decades. He graduation from Harvard University with a B.A. in 1937 and joined The New Yorker as a staff writer that same year, contributing reports from Australia, New Guinea, Panama, Germany, Russia, Japan, Korea and Alaska. His long career with the magazine resulted in numerous books on such varied subjects as Coca Cola, Leslie McNair, the Trust Territory of the Pacific, Harvard University, Herbert Bayard Swope, Frank Sinatra, Dwayne O. Andreas of Archer Daniels Midland, and the Postal Inspection Service. Kahn taught writing at Columbia University from 1974 to 1977. He passed away at the age of 77 in 1994.view less