Background
Wagner, Philip Marshall was born on February 18, 1904 in New Haven. Son of Charles Philip and Ruth (Kenyon) Wagner.
newspaper columnist and viticulturist
Wagner, Philip Marshall was born on February 18, 1904 in New Haven. Son of Charles Philip and Ruth (Kenyon) Wagner.
Kent School and University of Michigan.
With publicity department General Electric Company, Schenectady, 1925-1930. Editorial writer Baltimore Evening Sun, 1930-1936. London correspondent Baltimore Sun, 1936-1937.
Editor Evening Sun, 1938-1943, Baltimore Sun, 1943-1964. Writer syndicated newspaper column, from 1964. Lecturer University California, 1961, 64.
American delegate Federation Nationale de la Viticulture Nouvelle.
(A basic book on wine making from the wine makers point of...)
(A book with information about American wines and winemaking)
Author: American Wines and How to Make Them, 1933, Wine Grapes and How to Grow Them, 1937, The Wine-Grower's Guide, 1945, 3d review edition, 1985, American Wines and Wine Making, 1963, Half-Life Mencken, 1966, Grapes into Wine, 1976. Editor: (with Doctor Sanford V. Larkey) Turner on Wines, 1941. Contributor articles to numerous magazines.
Member New York Fruit Testing Cooperative Association Clubs: National Press (Washington), Overseas Writers (Washington). Hamilton St. (Baltimore).
Married Helen Crocker, April 16, 1925. Children: Susan, Philip. Married Jocelyn McDonough, September 4, 1940.