Background
Gart, Murray Joseph was born on November 9, 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John and Frieda (Fisher) Gart.
Gart, Murray Joseph was born on November 9, 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John and Frieda (Fisher) Gart.
Bachelor in Economics, Northeastern University, 1949. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Northeastern University, 1970.
Reporter, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1949-1950; editor, Weekly Indiana Record, Cape May County, New Jersey, 1950-1951; reporter, city editor, Wichita Beacon, 1951-1953; reporter, news editor, Wichita Eagle, 1953-1955; bureau chief, Time-Life magazine News Svc., Toronto, Canada, 1955-1957; bureau chief, Time-Life magazine News Svc., Boston, 1957-1959; chief Midwest correspondent, Time magazine, 1959-1961; bureau chief, Time magazine, Chicago, 1961-1964; bureau chief, Time magazine, London, 1964-1966; assistant managing editor, Fortune magazine, New York City, 1966-1969; chief of correspondence, Time-Life News Svc., 1969-1978; assistant managing editor, Time magazine, 1972-1978; editor, The Washington Star, 1978-1981; senior editor, Time Inc., 1981-1982; associate, Johns Hopkins Foreign Policy Institute, Washington, 1982-1984; consultant, Time, Inc., 1982-1989. Director Middle East Institute, since 1988, American Near Eastern Refugee Aid, since 1993, Geopolitics of Energy, 1985-1994.
Served with United States Army, 1943-1946. Member Council on Foreign Relations, Cosmos Club, Northeastern University Corporation.
Married Jeanne Brooks, February 26, 1950. Children: Mitchell Brooks, Marcia Anne.