Background

Anderson, Jon Stephen was born on March 13, 1936 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Arrived in the United States, 1963. Son of William Howard and Dorothy Beatrice (Ryan) Anderson.

Education

Bachelor, Mount Allison University, Sackville, Canada, 1955. Bachelor of Civil Law, McGill University, Montreal, 1959. MAW, University Iowa, 1991.

Career

Reporter Montreal Gazette, 1957-1960. Chief bureau Time Magazine, Montreal, 1960-1963, staff correspondent Chicago, 1963-1966. Staff writer Chicago Sun-Times, 1967-1969.

Columnist Chicago Daily News, 1969-1972. Public Chicagoan Magazine, 1972-1974. Staff writer Chicago Tribune, 1978—2006.

Writing instructor University Iowa, 1989—2002. Freelance writer, since 2006.

Achievements

• Jon Stephen Anderson has been listed as a notable newswriter by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

General manager Second City Center Public Arts, 1966-1967. Board directors Chicago International Film Festival, 1975-1978. Member television Critics Association, Order Kentucky Colonels.

Connections

Married Gail Rutherford, February 20, 1960 (divorced 1966). 1 child Jon Gregory (deceased). Married Abra Prentice, September 14, 1968 (divorced 1976).

Children: Ashley Prentice Norton, Abra Cantrill Williams, Anthony Ryan. Married Pamela Sherrod, September 23, 2001.

Father:

William Howard Anderson

Mother:

Dorothy Beatrice (Ryan) Anderson

Spouse:

Gail Rutherford

Spouse:

Pamela Sherrod

Spouse:

Abra Prentice

child:

Ashley Prentice Norton Anderson

child:

Anthony Ryan Anderson

child:

Abra Cantrill Williams Anderson