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James Dugan
James Dugan (1912-1967) was a historian, editor and magazine article writer.
Born on May 7, 1912 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, the oldest of three sons of Mary Katherine (Hoffman) Dug...view moreJames Dugan (1912-1967) was a historian, editor and magazine article writer.
Born on May 7, 1912 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, the oldest of three sons of Mary Katherine (Hoffman) Dugan and John Henry, Dugan graduated from Altoona High School in 1929 and then attended Penn State University from 1933-1937. He became the editor of the campus literary magazine, Old Main Bell. Later he became the editor of another campus magazine, the Penn State Froth, in about 1936.
After graduating, he resided in New York and then traveled to England with the Office of War Information. He was promoted to rank of corporal in medical corps at Fort Hancock, N.J. Dugan supervised French, German, Spanish and Russian classes for soldiers, and also worked as a war correspondent in the European Theater. He served with the Army Air Corps during WWII. He married Ruth Mae Lonergan, whom he met while she was a WAC in London during the war, in 1946.
Dugan had a long-lasting connection with Jacques Cousteau, the French naval officer, explorer, conservationist, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and researcher. Dugan first met Cousteau in 1944 during the liberation of France. At this time he was a Yank magazine correspondent. Much of his writing in the 50’s and 60’s concerns underwater exploration with Cpt. Jacques Cousteau.
Dugan received the Grand Prix, Cannes International Film Festival award and the Academy Award for the documentary The Silent World in 1956. He was also part of the team that produced the Academy Award-winning documentary World Without Sun (1964). Dugan wrote the narration for both films. Dugan edited Cousteau’s books The Silent World (1953) and World Without Sun (1965) and co-authored The Living Sea (1963) with Cousteau.
He died on June 3, 1967 in Panama City, Florida during a deep dive accident in an experimental submersible.view less