William Seabrook
4 quotesJournalist · Born Feb 22, 1884 · Died Sep 20, 1945 · United States Of America · Male
William Buehler Seabrook (February 22, 1884 – September 20, 1945) was an American Lost Generation occultist, explorer, traveler, cannibal, and journalist, born in Westminster, Maryland. He began his career as a reporter and City Editor of the Augusta Chronicle in Georgia and later became a partner in an advertising agency in Atlanta. 2Early life Seabrook graduated from Mercersburg Academy. He then attended Roanoke College, received a masters from Newberry College, and studied philosophy at the University of Geneva, located in Switzerland. In 1915, he joined the American Field Service of the French Army and served in World War I. He was gassed at Verdun in 1916 and was later awarded the Croix de Guerre. The following year, he became a reporter for The New York Times and soon became an itinerant. Besides his books, Seabrook published articles in popular magazines including Cosmopolitan, Reader's Digest, and Vanity Fair. 2Family life In 1912, Seabrook married his first of three wives, Katherine Pauline Edmondson. They divorced in 1934 and soon after he married Marjorie Worthington in 1935. The marriage ended in 1939 and was followed up by his marriage to Constance Kuhr, which began and ended in 194