Background
Benjamin, Robert Spiers was born on August 17, 1917 in Brooklyn. Son of Harry Asher and Alice (Spiers) Benjamin.
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Benjamin, Robert Spiers was born on August 17, 1917 in Brooklyn. Son of Harry Asher and Alice (Spiers) Benjamin.
Student School Journalism, Rutgers University, 1940.
Staff writer, Panama Star & Herald, 1940; assistant editor, Dodd, Mead & Company, 1941; chief publications, office coordinator Inter-American Affairs, Department State, Washington, 1942-1943; chief, Time-Life Bureau, Santiago, Chile, 1946-1947; chief, Time-Life Bureau, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1947-1948; chief, Time-Life Bureau, Mexico City, 1949-1951; correspondent, director Latin American operations, Vision Magazine, 1951-1956; stringer, New York Times, Mexico, 1951-1956; founder, chief Executive officer, Robert S. Benjamin & Associations, Mexico City, since 1957.
Served with Counter Intelligence Corps, United States Army, 1943-1946. Member Overseas Press Club (founder, honorary life member), Public Rels. Society American (vice president international committee 1971-1974, director 1975-1976), Time-Life Alumni Association, Interam.
Federation Public Rels. Assns. (vice president 1973-1975), University Club Mexico (president 1977-1978).
Married Dorothy Calhoun, April 25, 1945 (deceased 1961). Children: Robert C. and Gordon R. (twins), Geraldine Benjamin Ameriks, Alan. Married Sarah Graves, November 7, 1970 (divorced).
1 daughter, Diana Lee. Married Patricia Chamberlin, August 16, 1986.
