Henry J. Taylor

American author, economist

Henry J. Taylor
Born	Henry Junior Taylor (1902-09-02)September 2, 1902 Chicago, Illinois
Died	February 24, 1984(1984-02-24) (aged 81) Manhattan, New York City
Alma mater	University of Virginia
Occupation(s)	Author, journalist, broadcaster, diplomat
Known for	U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland

Henry Junior Taylor (September 2, 1902 – February 24, 1984) was an American author, economist, radio broadcaster and former United States Ambassador to Switzerland (1957–1961).^[1]^[2]

Taylor was born in Chicago to Henry Noble and Eileen O'Hare Taylor. He graduated from the Lawrenceville School in 1920 and the University of Virginia in 1924.^[3] He served as a foreign correspondent for the Scripps-Howard newspaper chain in the early years of World War II. After the war, Taylor hosted the General Motors-sponsored radio program Your Land and Mine, on which he was known for his conservative commentary.^[4] Taylor was a columnist for the United Feature Syndicate after serving as Ambassador. He authored several nonfiction books, including An American Speaks His Mind and It Must Be a Long War, and a novel, The Big Man.^[1]

In 1959, he won a Human Interest Storytelling Ernie Pyle Award from the Scripps Howard Foundation.^[5] He is credited with introducing kabuki as a term used by American political pundits as a synonym for political posturing.^[6]

Taylor died at his home in Manhattan at the age of 81.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Henry J. Taylor, 81, Author And Ex-Envoy to Switzerland". The New York Times. February 25, 1984. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
^ "U.S. Ambassadors in Switzerland". U.S. Embassy in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
^ "Nomination of Henry J. Taylor to be United States Ambassador to Switzerland" (Press release). U.S. Department of State. April 12, 1957.
^ Fones-Wolf, Elizabeth (1999). "Creating a Favorable Business Climate: Corporations and Radio Broadcasting, 1934 to 1954". The Business History Review. 73 (2): 240. doi:10.2307/3116241. ISSN 0007-6805. JSTOR 3116241. S2CID 155074347. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
^ "Past Winners" (PDF). Scripps Howard Foundation. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
^ Lackman, Jon (April 14, 2010). "It's Time To Retire Kabuki: The word doesn't mean what pundits think it does". Slate.