Background
Gortatowsky, Jacob Dewey was born on December 7, 1885 in Albany, Georgia, United States. Son of Morris and Mary Gortatowsky.
Gortatowsky, Jacob Dewey was born on December 7, 1885 in Albany, Georgia, United States. Son of Morris and Mary Gortatowsky.
Bachelor of Science, North. Georgia College, Dahlonega, Georgia, 1904.
Began as reporter Atlanta (Georgia) Constitution, 1904. Then on Albany (Georgia) Herald. Successively reporter, sports editor, city editor Macon (Georgia) Telegraph.
Reporter Atlanta Georgian.
City editor Birmingham News. Managing editor Atlanta Constitution.
Feature writer Newspaper Feature Service and King Features Syndicate. Assistant business manager King Features.
Business manager and president King Features and International News Service.
Assistant general manager Hearst Newspapers. General manager Hearst Newspapers 1939-1955. Vice president Heart Enterprises, Incorporated.
Chairman board Hearst Consolidated Publs., Incorporated., Hearst Public Company, Incorporated.
President and director Quebec Newsprint Limited company. Chairman of the Board and director Pejepscot Paper Company, Halifax Power & Pulp Company Trustee William Randolph Hearst Estate, William Randolph Hearst Foundation, The Hearst Foundation, Incorporated.
Married Sara Overand, August 14, 1924.