Background
Brean, Herbert was born on December 10, 1907 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Walter Joseph and Eva R. (Dumas) Brean.
Brean, Herbert was born on December 10, 1907 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Walter Joseph and Eva R. (Dumas) Brean.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1929.
Reporter, assistant bureau manager United Press International Associations, New York City, Detroit. Reporter, columnist, feature writer, assistant city editor, picture editor Detroit Times, 1933-1943. News bureau chief, Detroit, for Time, Life, Fortune magazines, 1943-1944, associate editor Life magazine, New York City, 1944, assistant editor national affairs, 1953-1973, staff writer, 1953-1962.
Lecturer mystery writing Columbia, New York University.
Consultant General Motors Corporation, 1966.
Fellow International Institute Arts and Letters. Member Baker Saint Irregulars, Mystery Writers American (national president), Crime Writers Association. Clubs: Players (New York City).
Married Dorothy Skeman, October 6, 1934. Children: Judith Ann, Martha Elizabeth.