Background
Farmer, Gene was born on August 20, 1919 in Dora, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Hiram C. and Grace E. (Scott) Farmer.
Farmer, Gene was born on August 20, 1919 in Dora, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Hiram C. and Grace E. (Scott) Farmer.
Student Arkansas Polytech. College, 1935-1937; Bachelor of Arts, University Arkansas, 1939. Master of Science in Journalism, Northwestern University, 1940.
Reporter, state editor, city editor Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gazette, 1940-1945. National affairs correspondent Life magazine, 1945-1946, sports editor, 1947-1949, assistant editor national affairs, 1949-1950, chief London correspondent, 1950-1953, foreign editor, 1953-1972, also senior editors
Member Phi Beta Kappa. Club: Overseas Press (New York City).
Married Kay Doering, September 30, 1949 (divorced). Married second, Enid P. Colfer, October 21, 1958. Children: Jeffrey K., Michele M.