Background
Morde, Theodore A. was born on March 17, 1911 in at New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Albert and Louise (Ambrose) Morde.
Morde, Theodore A. was born on March 17, 1911 in at New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Albert and Louise (Ambrose) Morde.
Graduate New Bedford High School, 1929. Private instruction, 1929-1931. Student Brown U., 1935-1936.
News commentator, program director, radio writer for broadcasting companies in East and California, 1930-1934. Member Providence (Rhode Island) Journal-Eve. Bulletin news staff, 1935-1937.
Freeland correspondent and photographer, Europe, Spanish Civil War, 1938, covering both sides. Cruise director and lecturer Raymond-Whitcomb, Inc., 1939. Leader Third Honduran Expedition, 1940, under auspices Museum of the American Indian, in cooperative with American Geography Society and National Museum of Honduras.
Conducted archeological and ethnographical research in Mosquitia Terrace, uncovered evidences of ancient Chorotegan civilization, explored and mapped unknown interior rivers. Special agent Military Intelligence Division, War Department, October 1940-September 1941. Later, chief, foreign language section, United States Coordinator of Information, assigned to American Legation, Cairo, Egypt, as assistant to American Minister, 1942.
Member Joint Anglo-American Relations Committee in Middle East. Assistant director United States O.W.I. in Middle East, later director Egypt Division, 1942-1943. Accredited war correspondent, general manager Reader’s Digest Middle East Branch (public Arabic and American-British troop edits.), 1943-1944.
Assistant chief of operations, Strategic Services Unit, War Department, 1946. Advisor to Prime Minister, Egypt, 1947, Royal Egyptian Embassy, Washington, 1948. Owner, manager Theodore Morde, Inc., public organization, since 1949.
President Spotnews Prodns., Inc., New York. Editor-in-chief Associated Press-Spotnews television daily newsreel, 1952. Commissioned Lieutenant (junior grade), United States Navy Reserve, 1944, serving with O.S.S. in European, S.E.A.C. and China theaters.
Promoted Lieutenant, 1945.
Member Providence (Rhode Island) Journal-Eve. Bulletin news staff, 1935-1937. Member Joint Anglo-American Relations Committee in Middle East.
Clubs: Brown University, Explorers (New York).
Married Gloria Elizabeth Gustafson, August 7, 1948. Children: Christine, Theodore A. Sports reporter New Bedford Times, 1929.