| Milton Lehman | |
| Birth Date: | 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Death Date: | October 13, 1966 |
| Death Place: | Rockville, Maryland |
| Occupation: | journalist, biographer |
| Education: | University of Pittsburgh |
| Alma Mater: | Columbia University |
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| Notable Works: | This High Man: The Life of Robert H. Goddard (1963) |
| Spouse: | Mildred Lehman |
| Partners: | --> |
| Children: | three |
Milton Lehman (1917–1966) was an American freelance journalist and book author, best known for his 1963 biography of rocket scientist Robert Goddard.[1] [2] [3]
Milton Lehman was born in 1917 in Pittsburgh.[2] He attended the University of Pittsburgh as an undergraduate and completed a master's in journalism at Columbia University.[1]
Lehman served as a "special assistant" to Francis Keppel, former United States Commissioner of Education. In the early 1940s, he served as a "special assistant" to the late Eric Johnston when he was president of the Motion Picture Association of America.[1]
During World War II, Lehman served as an Army combat correspondent for the Mediterranean edition of Stars and Stripes newspaper.[1]
In 1948, Lehman co-wrote a three-part article for the Saturday Evening Post with Stephen J. Spingarn about Spingarn's time in the war as a colonel in the 5th Army Counter Intelligence Corps (1943-1945).[4]
In 1963, Lehman published the first biography of rocket scientist Robert Goddard, for which aviator Charles A. Lindbergh wrote a preface.[1] [2] [5]
When he died, Lehman was serving as a writer and editor for the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare.[1]
Lehman married Mildred Kharfen, a fellow journalist; they had three children.[1]
Milton Lehman died age 48 on October 13, 1966, of a heart attack at his home in Rockville, Maryland; he was buried in Pittsburgh.[1]
Lehman wrote some 250 articles, contributed to national magazines including the Saturday Evening Post, Reader's Digest, Look, and New York Times.[2]
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Articles:
Milton's papers concerning Robert Goddard reside in the archives of Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts.
. This High Man: The Life of Robert H. Goddard. Milton Lehman. Farrar, Straus. 430. 1963. 4 September 2020.
. This High Man: The Life of Robert H. Goddard. Milton Lehman. Farrar, Straus. 430. 1963. 3 September 2020.
. obert H. Goddard: Pioneer of Space Research. Milton Lehman. Da Capo Press. 430. 1988. 4 September 2020.
. Robert H. Goddard: Pioneer of Space Research. Milton Lehman. Farrar, Straus. 430. 1988. 4 September 2020.