Background
GREENFIELD, James was born on July 16, 1924 in Cleveland.
GREENFIELD, James was born on July 16, 1924 in Cleveland.
Born in Cleveland in 1924, Greenfield attended high school at Cleveland Heights High School, graduating in 1942.
He then went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College. After college, Greenfield became a foreign correspondent for Time, with postings in Asia, Europe and Washington. He rose to become Time"s chief diplomatic correspondent.
Greenfield joined the United States Department of State during the Kennedy administration as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs.
In 1964, President of the United States Lyndon Johnson promoted Greenfield to Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs and Greenfield held this office from September 10, 1964 until March 12, 1966. Greenfield joined the New York Times in 1967 as assistant metropolitan editors
He became an assistant managing editor in 1977. In 1987, the New York Times announced that Greenfield would become editor of The New York Times Magazine, while remaining an assistant managing editor of the Times.
IJF is a nonprofit organization that operates centers and related training programs for the media in Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia.
Greenfield"s 1st wife, Margaret Greenfield, worked as a dealer in art and antiques. From the mid-1970s until 1998, she owned and ran Marco Polo, an art and antiques store located on Madison Avenue between 84th and 85th Streets.
In 1991, Greenfield stepped down as assistant managing editor, though he remained a consulting member of the editorial board.
Married Margaret Ann Schw"ertley.