James Detmers Shacter

Background

Shacter, James Detmers was born on April 14, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Andrew and Helen Seidman Shacter.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1948.

Career

Copy editor Uttar Pradesh, Milwaukee, Chicago, Detroit, Washington, New York City, 1947—1955. Chief copy editor World Book Encyclopedia, Chicago, 1955—1981. Freelance editor, writer, since 1981.

Yeoman 3d class United States Navy, 1944-1946.

Achievements

• James Detmers Shacter has been listed as a notable editor, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Loose Shoes: The Story of Ralph Sutton

    (Loose Shoes, the story of one of the greatest jazz pianis...)

  • Loose Shoes: The Story of Ralph Sutton by Shacter, James D. (1994) Hardcover

    (First Edition)

  • Loose Shoes The Story of Ralph Sutton. The Updated and Expanded Version of Piano Man.
  • Loose Shoes: The Story of Ralph Sutton Hardcover - April, 1994

Interests

• Traditional jazz.

Connections

Married Nancy Louise Blankenberg, December 30, 1997. Married Ruth Evelyn Bjorn, August 1, 1958 (deceased September 5, 1994). 1 child Joseph Edwin.