Wellington Wales

Background

Wales, Wellington was born on July 16, 1917 in Hollywood, California, United States. Son of Wellington Edward and Ethel Franklin (Oborn) Wales.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth, 1938. Master of Science, Columbia, 1941.

Career

Assistant director college promotion New York Times, 1938-1939, editorial writer, since 1965. Newspicture editor Acme Newspictures, 1941-1942. Makeup editor New York Times Magazine, 1946-1949.

Copy editor Reporter magazine, 1949.

Editor Citizen-Advertiser, Auburn, New York, 1949-1954. Reporter Boston Herald, 1954-1955.

Managing editor Woman’s Day, New York City, 1955-1957. Director publicity, New York State, 1957-1958.

Associate editor Daily News of Virgin Islands, 1960-1962.

Chief editorial writer Knickerbocker News, Albany, New York, 1962-1964, editor editorial page, 1964-1965. Nieman fellow, Harvard, 1950-1951. Pulitzer Prize juror, 1953-1954.

Moderator Starring the Editors, television series, 1952.

Achievements

• Wellington Wales has been listed as a noteworthy newspaper editors by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member 7th Regiment New York National Guard, 1939-1940. Member National Conference. Clubs: Fort Orange (Albany, New York).

Connections

Married Helen Woolsey, September 13, 1941. Children: Heathcote, Samuel Gardner, Jane MacGregor Keep.

Father:

Wellington Edward Wales

Mother:

Ethel Franklin (Oborn) Wales

Spouse:

Helen Woolsey

child:

Jane MacGregor Keep Wales

child:

Heathcote Wales

child:

Samuel Gardner Wales