Arthur Unger | |
Birth Place: | Brooklyn, USA |
Death Place: | Paris, France |
Occupation: | Journalist and author |
Years Active: | 1943–2004 |
Known For: | Datebook |
Arthur Unger was an American entertainment journalist who reviewed movies and television shows for The Christian Science Monitor and the American teen magazine Ingenue.[1]
He edited and published several magazines such as Mechanix Illustrated and Datebook, and became famous for republishing the controversial "More popular than Jesus" interview with the Beatles.[2]
Before becoming a journalist, Unger served as an Army cryptographer in the Pacific Theater in World War II.[3]
His artifacts are stored at the State Historical Society of Missouri, including recordings, transcripts and notes from his interviews with celebrities, his writing, Beatles publications and personal materials.