Cecil Carnes

Background

Carnes, Cecil was born on September 11, 1909 in Fairview, Ohio, United States. Son of Sidney Grant and Lyda (Dugan) Carnes.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Ohio State University, 1932.

Career

Staff writer, New York World Telegram, 1932-1941. Staff writer radio program, We, the People, 1941-1943. War correspondent for Saturday Evening Post.

Producer, The Washington Story, Memo to America, American Broadcasting Company. Television director ECA, 1950. In Europe as magazine writer-historian for ECA/OSR, Paris, 1950-1952.

A founding member Citizens for Eisenhower and Nixon (chief speakers bureau, also charge radio, television for Eisenhower campaign, 1952).

Membership

Member Sigma Delta Chi.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Dew, March 27, 1934. Children: Conrad, George, Calland.

Father:

Sidney Grant Carnes

Mother:

Lyda (Dugan) Carnes

Spouse:

Elizabeth Dew

child:

Conrad Carnes

child:

Calland Carnes

child:

George Carnes