Edwin Wheeler Darby

Background

Edwin Darby was born on January 7, 1922, in Oakland, Maryland. He was the son of John and Nell Darby.

Education

Edwin Darby earned his bachelor's degree in 1942 at Ohio University.

Career

After education, Edwin Darby joined the United States Army Air Forces and spent the war teaching pilots to fly B-25s. After the war, he joined the White House for Time magazine in 1950. He scored a notable scoop when he was one of the first reporters to reach Blair House after Puerto Rican nationalists tried to assassinate President Harry Truman. Darby also worked as the Midwest bureau chief and a correspondent for Fortune magazine in 1956-1958.

In 1958 Edwin Darby was hired by the Chicago Sun-Times. He served as a financial editor and columnist, a position he kept until his retirement in 1995. Darby became well known in the field of business writing, and his columns for the Sun-Times were eventually syndicated in about seventy newspapers nationwide. He was also the author of the book The Fortune Builders.

Achievements

• Edwin Darby was widely known as a journalist and writer. He served at the Chicago Sun-Times for almost forty years, and his columns were syndicated in about seventy newspapers nationwide. As a writer, Edwin Darby was the author of his only book, The Fortune Builders.

Works

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  • Fortune Builders

    (Presents the dramatic story of the individuals and famili...)

    1986

Personality

Quotes from others about the person

• Ben Heineman: "Ed knew as much or more about Chicago business than anybody. He was so competent, so skillful, simply a first-rate business writer."
  
  William Hummer: "He was a fast writer, sharp and witty. He could absorb news more quickly than anyone I ever met. What was uncommon was that he was also very nice."

Connections

Edwin Darby married Susan Darby on March 14, 1970. They had two sons, Dade and George, and a daughter, Ann.

Father:

John Dade Darby

Mother:

Nell Darby

Nell Darby's maiden name was Bosley.

Friend:

Harry S. Truman

Harry Truman was the 33rd president of the United States. He led his country through the final stages of World War II and the early years of the Cold War, vigorously opposing Soviet expansionism in Europe and sending United States forces to turn back a communist invasion of South Korea.

Brother:

James Darby

Daughter:

Ann Wheeler Darby

Son:

John Dade Darby

Son:

George Kroening Darby

Wife:

Susan E. Darby

Susan Darby's maiden name was Kroening.