Background
Strongin, Theodore was born on December 10, 1918 in New York City. Son of Isadore and Ida (Slevin) Strongin.
Strongin, Theodore was born on December 10, 1918 in New York City. Son of Isadore and Ida (Slevin) Strongin.
Student, Harvard, 1937. AB, Bard College, 1941. Postgraduate, Juilliard School Music, 1946.
Postgraduate, Columbia, 1949.
Director music East Woods School, Oyster Bay, New York, 1947-1954. Member music faculty Bennington (Vermont) College, 1954-1956, Dartmouth, spring 1955. Arts editor Chattanooga Times, 1957-1961, Albany (New York ) Knickerbocker News, 1961-1963.
Music critic, reporter, record reviewer New York Times, 1963-1965, music critic, reporter, recordings editor, 1965-1971. Columnist East Hampton (New York ) Star, 1972-1977. Consultant Music in Our Time series, New York City, 1972-1973, New York State Council on Arts, 1970, various art institutions, 1971-1977.
Member Amagansett Village Improvement Society, 1974-1986. Member Amagansett Residents Association, 1975-1986, board directors, president, 1975-1977. Director public relations Indiana Voters of East Hampton, 1971.
Served to captain Army of the United States, 1941-1946.
Married Ruth Klein, August 13, 1947 (deceased 1954). Children: Deborah, Daniel Otto. Married Harriet Stern Rosenberg, October 4, 1969 (deceased 1991).