Background
Longwell, Daniel was born on July 11, 1899 in Omaha. Son of Alfred Marshall and Alice Charlotte (Haynes) Longwell.
Longwell, Daniel was born on July 11, 1899 in Omaha. Son of Alfred Marshall and Alice Charlotte (Haynes) Longwell.
Graduate Central High School, Omaha, 1918. Student Columbia University, 1918-1923.
Publishing executive, Doubleday, Page & Company (Doubleday, Doran & Company), 1923-1934. Publishing manager book trade departments Doubleday Doran Company, 1929-1934. Special assistant to president of Time Incorporated., 1934-1936, associate editor of Time, 1934-1936.
Executive editor Life, 1936-1944, managing editor Life 1944-1946.
Chairman of the Board editors Life, 1947-1954. President American Federation of Arts, 1954-1956, trustee 1949-1968.
Trustee National Book Committee, Incorporated., 1953-1968.
Clubs: Columbia University, Coffee House, River, Century (New York City).
Married Mary Douglas Fraser, December 16, 1938.