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Arthur Frommer (Arthur B. Frommer) was born on 17 July, 1929 in Jefferson City, Missouri, United States, is an American travel writer. Discover Arthur Frommer's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 94 years old?

Popular As Arthur B. Frommer
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Age 94 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 17 July 1929
Birthday 17 July
Birthplace Jefferson City, Missouri, United States
Nationality United States

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His wife is Hope Arthur (divorced) Roberta Brodfeld

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1929

Arthur Frommer (born July 17, 1929) is an American travel writer.

He founded the Frommer's brand of travel guides.

Frommer was born in Jefferson City, Missouri, and moved to Brooklyn, New York when he was 14.

1950

He graduated from New York University in 1950 with a political science degree, and graduated with honors from Yale Law School, where he was an editor of the Yale Law Journal, in 1953.

Frommer was drafted into the United States Army during the Korean War.

Rather than being sent to Korea, he was sent to Europe because of his linguistic abilities.

1955

In 1955, while serving in Germany, Frommer wrote and self-published a guidebook called The GI's Guide to Traveling In Europe.

It sold out its first print run.

1957

In 1957, Frommer followed up with a civilian version called Europe on 5 Dollars a Day, which covered major European urban destinations.

It also sold out its first run of 5,000 copies.

1962

In 1962, Frommer founded tour operator $5-a-Day Tours, Inc. He left the practice of law in 1962 to pursue his travel business, Arthur Frommer International, Inc., of which he was chairman and president until 1981.

Frommer's writing was not restricted to travel.

1963

His The Bible and the Public Schools (1963) was a defense of that year's Supreme Court decision banning compulsory Bible reading in public schools.

1964

His Goldwater From A to Z (1964) was an argument against the Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater in the 1964 United States presidential election.

1969

In 1969, Frommer built a hotel in Amsterdam, now known as the Hotel Mercure Amsterdam Arthur Frommer, and part of the Accor group.

1977

Frommer sold the travel guide book business to Simon & Schuster in 1977, it changed hands a few times, and Frommer eventually reacquired the rights.

1980

In the 1980s, he published Frommer's New World of Travel, which advocated alternative vacation styles, and founded Budget Travel magazine, which he sold to Newsweek.

2005

He briefly ventured into general bargain shopping in 2005–2006 with the quarterly magazine Arthur Frommer's Smart Shopping.

He writes a travel column syndicated through King Features Syndicate.

He has a weekly syndicated radio show, The Travel Show with Arthur and Pauline Frommer, also hosted with his daughter Pauline (from his first marriage), co-president of Frommer Media LLC.