Background
Johnson, Gerald White was born on August 6, 1890 in Riverton, North Carolina, United States. Son of Archibald and Flora Caroline (McNeill) Johnson.
Johnson, Gerald White was born on August 6, 1890 in Riverton, North Carolina, United States. Son of Archibald and Flora Caroline (McNeill) Johnson.
Bachelor of Arts, Wake Forest College, 1911. Doctor of Letters, 1928. Studies University of Toulouse, France.
Doctor of Laws, College of Charleston, South Carolina., 1935.
Doctor of Laws, University North Carolina, 1937. Doctor of Civil Law, U. South, 1942.
Doctor of Laws, University North Carolina at Greensboro, 1966. Doctor of Letters, Goucher College, 1969.
2 daughters. Established Thomasville (North Carolina) Davidsonian, 1910. With Lexington (North Carolina) Dispatch, 1911-1913. With Greensboro (North Carolina) Daily News, 1913-1924.
Professor journalism U. North Carolina, 1924-1926.
Editorial writer Baltimore Evening Sun, 1926-1939, The Sun, 1939-1943, free-lance, 1943-1980. News commentator on station WAAM-television, 1952-1954.
Contributing editor The New Republic, 1954-1980. Author mystery novels under name Charles North.
Served with 321st Infantry, 81st Division, United States Army, 1917-1919. Member Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: West Hamilton Street.
Married Kathryn Hayward, April.