David Scherman

David E. Scherman
Birth name	David Edward Scherman
Born	1916 Manhattan, New York
Died	May 1997 (aged 80–81) Stony Point, New York
Nationality	American
Field	photojournalism, editing
Training	Dartmouth College
Works	The Best of Life,1973

David E. Scherman (1916–1997) was an American photojournalist and editor. Born in Manhattan, he grew up in New Rochelle, New York and then attended Dartmouth College. graduating in 1936 he became a photographer for Life magazine, covering World War II. He teamed up with a Condé Nast Publications photographer Lee Miller for many of these assignments. One photograph by Scherman of Miller in the bathtub of Adolf Hitler's apartment in Munich is one of the most iconic images from the Miller-Scherman partnership.^[1]

Scherman changed career from photographer to editor and was employed as senior editor when Life magazine ceased its weekly format in 1972. He died of cancer, age 81^[2]

Publications

Scherman contributed as an editor and author to various Life and photography publications including:

The Best of Life,1973 ISBN 978-0380001873

With John R. McCrary - First of the Many, 1981 ISBN 978-0860511298

With Rosemarie Redlich- Literary America: A Chronicle of American Writers from 1607-1952, 1978 ISBN 978-0837180175

With Richard Wilcox- Literary England: Photographs of Places Made Memorable in English Literature, 1944 ISBN 978-0849549786

With Anthony Penrose - Lee Miller's War: Photographer and Correspondent With the Allies in Europe 1944-45, 1992 ISBN 978-0821218709

References

1. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Miller
2. ^ Noble, Holcomb B. (7 May 1997). "David Scherman, 81, Editor Whose Photos Sank a Ship". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/07/arts/david-scherman-81-editor-whose-photos-sank-a-ship.html. 

External links

HOLCOMB B. NOBLE (7 May 1997). "David Scherman, 81, Editor Whose Photos Sank a Ship". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/07/arts/david-scherman-81-editor-whose-photos-sank-a-ship.html. 

OCLC. "Scherman, David Edward". http://errol.oclc.org/laf/n82-85728.html. 

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Name	Scherman, David
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Short description
Date of birth	1916
Place of birth	Manhattan, New York
Date of death	1997
Place of death	Stony Point, New York