Background
Cassady, Morley Franklin was born on October 23, 1900 in Shelby, Iowa, United States. Son of George Alvin and Albertha (Dixon) Cassady.
Cassady, Morley Franklin was born on October 23, 1900 in Shelby, Iowa, United States. Son of George Alvin and Albertha (Dixon) Cassady.
Student of University of Nebraska, 1918-1920. University of New Mexico, 1920-1922. Bachelor of Arts, University of Denver, 1923.
Reporter and editorial writer on various newspapers in New Mexico and Arizona, 1920-1923, on Rocky Mountain News, Denver, 1923-1924, Omaha Bee, 1925-1926, New Orleans Item, 1926-1930. Feature editor for Associated Press, New York City, 1930-1933. Associate editor The American Progress, New Orleans, 1933-1936.
Free lance writing, 1936-1939.
Feature writer, The Bulletin, Philadelphia, 1939-1947. European correspondent, Paris, 1947-1955, editorial writer, 1955-1958, assistant editor Evening and Sunday Bulletin, 1958-1961, editor editorial page, 1961-1965.
Free-lance magazine, newspaper writing, 1965-1968. Correspondent Evening Bulletin and North American Newspaper Alliance in Europe and the Aleutians (16 months) 1943-1945.
Received National Headliners Club award for newspaper feature writing, 1942.
Freedom medal (United States of America). Medaille de la Liberation (France).
Member American Association Newspaper. Clubs: Franklin Inn, Pen and Pencil, National Press.
Married Phyllis Hunter, February 25, 1926.