Background
Marvin Lawrence Stone was born on February 26, 1924, in Burlington, Vermont, United States. He was a son of Samuel Stone and Anita (Abrams) Stone.
In 1983, Stone received the Silver Gavel Award from the American Bar Association.
Marvin was awarded with the Gill Robb Wilson Award by the United States Air Force Association.
Marvin was a recipient of the USIA Distinguished Honor Award.
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In 1943, Marvin finished Emory and Henry College.
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In 1947, Marvin received a bachelor's degree from Marshall College (present-day Marshall University) in Huntington.
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In 1948, Stone attended the University of Vermont.
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In 1949, Stone attained a Master of Science degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
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Marvin Lawrence Stone was born on February 26, 1924, in Burlington, Vermont, United States. He was a son of Samuel Stone and Anita (Abrams) Stone.
In his early years, in 1943, Marvin finished Emory and Henry College. In 1947, he received a bachelor's degree from Marshall College (present-day Marshall University) in Huntington. The following year, in 1948, he attended the University of Vermont. Then, in 1949, Stone attained a Master of Science degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
In his later years, Marvin received three honorary degrees, including an honorary Doctor of Letters from Marshall University (1968), an honorary Doctor of Laws from Emory and Henry College (1981) and an honorary Doctor of Hebrew Literature from Elon College (present-day Elon University) (1982).
In 1941-1943, Marvin served as an assignment reporter for the Herald-Dispatch, a daily newspaper, that served Huntington, West Virginia. In 1943-1945, he was a Lieutenant (junior grade) in the United States Naval Reserve. In 1946, Stone returned to the Herald-Dispatch and continued working there as an assignment reporter until 1948. Then, from 1949 till 1952, he acted as a European correspondent, working for the International News Service, where, from 1952 to 1958, he was Far Eastern director.
During Stone's tenure at the International News Service, his assignments included the coverage of the Korean War. Besides, from his base in London in 1951, after months of investigation, he was the first to report, that the Soviet Union had developed the H-bomb, coming as an apparent surprise to the United States authorities, who reported its atmospheric test shortly thereafter. Also, Stone and two other American correspondents were aboard the command plane, that dropped the last paratroopers into Dien Bien Phu before it fell to Ho Chi Minh in May 1954. In 1955, Marvin, from his base in Hanoi, covered the final days of the French Indochina War. At other times, he covered the Quemoy-Matsu crisis in the Taiwan Straits in 1958 and witnessed the birth of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO). Switching to Europe, he covered the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961.
In 1958-1959, Stone was Sloan Foundation Fellow in Science at Columbia University. In 1960, he joined the United States News and World Report magazine as an associate editor, the post he held till 1966. In 1966, he was promoted to the post of the general editor and remained in that position until 1968. In subsequent years, Stone continued working for the same magazine, holding various positions, including that of an associate executive editor in 1969-1970, senior associate executive editor in 1971-1972, executive editor in 1973-1976, vice president and editor-in-chief in 1976-1985 and chairman of the board in 1984-1985. While in the position of editor-in-chief, Stone introduced four-color photography to the magazine and was credited with opening editorial opportunities for minorities. Among other changes, Stone oversaw during his years at the magazine was the addition of service stories about medical, scientific and social trends.
It's also worth mentioning, that, in 1976-1978, Stone was a member of the advisory committee at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It was in 1985, that Stone was appointed, by President Ronald Reagan, as deputy director at the United States Information Agency and remained in the position until 1989.
In 1989-1990, Marvin was an adjunct fellow at the Council on Strategic and International Studies. Between 1989 and 1992, he was a member of the advisory board of the University Publications. In 1992, Stone was made a member of the program advisory board at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Besides, from 1989 to 1995, Marvin was chairman of the International Media Fund, a Washington-based, government-funded organization, encouraging a free press in Eastern Europe. After the fund went defunct in 1995, he spent the next year in Europe on a Knight Foundation journalism fellowship before retiring.
It's also worth noting, that Stone wrote one book, titled "Man in Space". This work appeared as part of a science book series in 1960.
Marvin was a trustee and vice president of the board of directors of Washington National Opera. He was a member of the National Advisory Board of the American University, the White House Correspondents' Association, the National Press Club, the Omicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Delta Chi, Washington International Club and Cosmos Club (Washington).
United States Navy Memorial Foundation , United States
1981 - 1982
United States Navy Memorial Foundation , United States
1983 - 1994
United States Navy Memorial Foundation , United States
1991 - 1995
American Society of Magazine Editors , United States
1985
Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan , Japan
April, 1956 - September, 1956
Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan , Japan
October, 1956 - March, 1957
Marvin considered himself to be a conservative man.
Marvin married Sydell (Magelaner) Stone, known as Terry, on November 20, 1949. Their marriage produced three children Jamie Faith Stone, Stacey Hope Goodrich and Torren Magelaner Stone.