James Brady
James Brady (1928–2009) was an American journalist, columnist and author and a Korean War veteran who served as publisher of Women’s Wear Daily and editor of Harper’s Bazaar, created the New York PostNew York PostThe New York Post is a daily newspaper in New York City, published by New York Post Media Group, a News Corp company.Open the full entry gossip column Page SixPage SixPage Six is the celebrity gossip column and media brand of the New York Post, started in the mid-1970s after Rupert Murdoch bought the paper and later expanded into a website, a magazine, a television show, a video studio and a radio program.Open the full entry, and wrote a long-running celebrity column for Parade.
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November 15, 1928Born in Brooklyn
James Brady was born in Brooklyn, New York; his father, James Thomas BradyTom BradyTom Brady is an American retired football quarterback, sports broadcaster and investor. He played for the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, winning seven Super Bowls across twenty-three NFL seasons. His subsequent work includes sports broadcasting, team ownership and sports-related business ventures.Open the full entry, was a freight solicitor in the shipping industry, and his mother was Marguerite Brady.[1]
1950Graduates and Joins Macy’s
He graduated from Manhattan College in 1950 and then worked as a copywriter at Macy’s.[2]
1951–1952Serves in the Korean War
As a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve officer he served on active duty in Korea in 1951–1952, reaching the rank of first lieutenant and receiving the Bronze Star for valor.[1]
1950s–1960sWomen’s Wear Daily
He joined Fairchild Publications’ Women’s Wear Daily, served as bureau chief in several European capitals, became publisher in the 1960s and helped launch W.[2]
On April 12, 1958, he married Florence Kelly.[1]
1971–1972Runs Harper’s Bazaar
Hearst hired him as vice president and as editor and publisher of Harper’s Bazaar.[3]
He later said he was fired for modernizing the magazine too quickly.[2]
1974Joins Rupert Murdoch’s Organization
In 1974 he joined Rupert MurdochRupert MurdochRupert Murdoch is a media entrepreneur, chairman emeritus of News Corp and Fox Corporation, and an investor awarded restitution in the Theranos case.Open the full entry’s media organization; after Murdoch acquired New York magazine, he briefly edited it.[2]
Mid-1970sCreates Page Six
He helped give birth to the New York Post gossip column Page Six, which became the standard other gossip columns try to match.[4]
1990Publishes Korean War Memoir
In 1990 he published his Korean War memoir, The Coldest War.[5]
1990sHosts CNBC Program
1997Writes for American Heritage
The February/March 1997 issue of American Heritage carried his article Leaving for Korea, and the May/June 1999 issue carried his article Ad Campaign.[6]
June 2000Publishes The Marines of Autumn
On June 8, 2000, Dunne/St. Martin’s published his Korean War novel The Marines of Autumn, whose protagonist is a Marine captain recalled in 1950 and sent to Korea to monitor Chinese radio traffic.[5]
April 2002Publishes Warning of War
On April 10, 2002, Dunne/St. Martin’s published the novel Warning of War, about U.S. Marines stationed in North China in 1941.[7]
2003Wins the W.Y. Boyd Award
In 2003 Warning of War won the American Library Association’s W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction.[8]
April 2005Book on Returning to Korea
On April 20, 2005, Dunne/St. Martin’s published The Scariest Place in the World: A Marine Returns to North Korea, about his journalistic assignment to revisit the places where he had fought.[9]
November 2007Publishes Why Marines Fight
On November 1, 2007, Dunne/St. Martin’s published Why Marines Fight, a collection of firsthand accounts he gathered from Marine veterans of many wars.[10]
January 26, 2009Dies in New York
Brady died on January 26, 2009, at age 80, survived by his wife, two daughters and four grandchildren.[3]
He wrote Parade’s “In Step With” columns until his death; he had also written the Brady’s Bunch column for Advertising Age and, after leaving Ad Age, a media column for Forbes.com.[4]
Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts
ForbesForbesForbes is an American business media brand that began with Forbes magazine, founded by B.C. Forbes in 1917. It is known for rankings such as the Forbes 400, the World’s Billionaires list and 30 Under 30, and operates Forbes.com, ForbesLive events and licensed editions in 81 countries. Since 2014 a majority stake has been held by the Hong Kong investment group Integrated Whale Media; a 2021 plan to list on the New York Stock Exchange through a special purpose acquisition company was terminated in 2022. It is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey.Open the full entry: Official website: https://www.forbes.com/ (opens in a new window)[4]
Sources
- Brady, James 1928– (opens in a new window)
- James Brady, 80, longtime columnist, created “Page Six” | The Seattle Times (opens in a new window)
- Writer James Brady Dies (opens in a new window)
- James Brady: The Famed Newspaperman I Knew (opens in a new window)
- THE MARINES OF AUTUMN (opens in a new window)
- Author: Brady James(James Brady) (opens in a new window)
- WARNING OF WAR (opens in a new window)
- W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction (opens in a new window)
- THE SCARIEST PLACE IN THE WORLD (opens in a new window)
- WHY MARINES FIGHT (opens in a new window)