Bruce Lester Felknor

Background

Felknor, Bruce Lester was born on August 18, 1921 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Audley Rhea and Harriet (Lester) Felknor.

Education

Student, University Wisconsin, 1939—1941.

Career

Reporter, Dunn County News, Menomonie, Wisconsin, 1937-1939; freight brakeman, Pennsylvania R.R., New York City, 1941; assistant yardmaster, Pennsylvania R.R., 1942; production coordinator, Highway Trailer Company, Edgerton, Wisconsin, 1943; radio officer, United States Maritime Service, 1944-1945; flight radio officer, Air Transport Command, 1945; member public relations department, American Airlines, 1945; writer public relations department, ITT, 1946; Southeast regional public relations director, Ford Motor Company, Chester, Pennsylvania, 1946-1948; free lance public relations, New York City, 1948-1949; public relations executive, Foote, Cone & Belding, Inc., New York City, 1950-1953; vice president, Market Relations Network, New York City, 1954-1955; executive director, Fair Campaign Practices Committee, Inc., New York City, 1956-1966; assistant to, William Benton (chairman public Encyclopedia British), 1966-1970; director marketing information international division, (Encyclopedia British), 1970-1973; director advertising and promotion, (Encyclopedia British), 1973; director public information, (Encyclopedia British), 1974-1976; executive editor, (Encyclopedia British), 1977-1983; director yearbooks, Encyclopedia British, 1983-1985; editorial consultant, since 1985. Visiting lecturer Hamilton College, 1966, 75, 82.

Achievements

• Bruce Lester Felknor has been listed as a notable publishing executive, consultant, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Dirty politics

    (A political classic: the story of dirty campaigning in Am...)

  • Political dynamiting

    (Political Dynamiting is a study in political campaign tec...)

  • How to Look Things Up and Find Things Out

    (Book by Felknor, Bruce)

  • The Highland Park Presbyterian Church: A history, 1871-1996

Membership

Chairman Citizens Committee for School Centralization in Armonk, New York, 1957-1961;board directors, member Executive Committee Fair Campaign Practices Committee. Member of national advisory board Amigos de las Americas, 1982-1989, American U., Washington, since 1982. Member Illinois Literacy Council, 1984-1986.

Member board advisors, academic advisory coun.Nat. Strategy Forum, since 1987. Member board education Lake Forest (Illinois) H.S. District, 1989-1993.

Member American Legion, American Merchant Marine Veterans, Navy League, American Political Science.Assn., Authors League American, Authors Guild, Society Midwest Authors, Tavern Club (Chicago, Bonifex Maximus award 1995), Dutch Treat Club (New York City).

Connections

Married Joanne Sweeney, February 8, 1942 (divorced January 1952). 1 child, Susan Harriet Felknor Pickard. Married Edith G. Johnson, March 1, 1952.

Children: Sarah Anne Felknor Ragland, Bruce Lester World War II.

Father:

Audley Rhea Felknor

Mother:

Harriet (Lester) Felknor

Spouse:

Edith G. Johnson

Spouse:

Joanne Sweeney

child:

Susan Harriet Felknor Pickard Felknor

child:

Sarah Anne Felknor Ragland Felknor

child:

Bruce Lester World War II Felknor