Background
Somer, Jack Arthur was born on August 24, 1935 in Brooklyn. Son of David and Pauline (Fleischer) Somer.
Somer, Jack Arthur was born on August 24, 1935 in Brooklyn. Son of David and Pauline (Fleischer) Somer.
Bachelor Mechanical Engineering, City College of New York, 1956. Postgraduate, Manhattan School Music, New York City, 1960. Postgraduate, Columbia Teacher's College, 1961.
Postgraduate, Butler University, 1959.
Research engineer, Radio Corporation of America Victor, Indianapolis, 1956-1959; record engineering director, Radio Corporation of America Victor, New York City, 1959-1961; artist/repertoire producer, Radio Corporation of America Victor, New York City, 1961-1966; vice president marketing, Dubbings/Philips, Copiague, New York, 1966-1968; vice president, general manager, Cassette Communications, New York City, 1968-1971; freelance yacht captain, 1971-1982; associate editor, Yachting Magazine, Cos Cob, Connecticut, 1982-1985; editor-in-chief, Yachting Magazine, New York City, 1985-1986; freelance writer, Greenwich, Connecticut, since 1989.
Member Friends of Greenwich Library. First lieutenant United States Army Corp of Engineers, 1957.