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Dora Jane Hamblin was born on 15 June, 1920 in Bedford, Iowa, US, is an American journalist. Discover Dora Jane Hamblin's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?
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Journalist, editor |
| Age |
73 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
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15 June, 1920 |
| Birthday |
15 June |
| Birthplace |
Bedford, Iowa, US |
| Date of death |
17 August, 1993 |
| Died Place |
Trevignano, Italy |
| Nationality |
United States
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Dora Jane Hamblin Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Dora Jane Hamblin Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Dora Jane Hamblin worth at the age of 73 years old? Dora Jane Hamblin’s income source is mostly from being a successful journalist. She is from United States. We have estimated Dora Jane Hamblin's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
Dora Jane Hamblin (June 15, 1920 – August 17, 1993), known as Dodie Hamblin, was an American journalist and editor.
She graduated from Coe College in 1941, as a journalism major.
She was president of her sorority, Delta Delta Delta, and president of the school's Panhellenic Council, while in college, and played tennis, hockey and basketball.
She earned a master's degree from Northwestern University in 1942.
During World War II, Hamblin worked at the Cedar Rapids Gazette, and for the American Red Cross in Europe and New Guinea.
After the war, she wrote for the Red Cross Courier. She joined the staff of Life magazine in 1948, first as a researcher, and soon as a correspondent in Europe.
She covered Eisenhower's 1950 visit to Europe with Gordon Parks.
She was the Rome bureau chief for Life magazine in Rome from 1956 to 1960, and oversaw the magazine's coverage of the 1960 Summer Olympics.
She became the magazine's bureau chief in Rome in 1956; during her tenure there, she oversaw the magazine's coverage of the 1960 Summer Olympics and the election of Pope John XXIII.
In 1960 she became assistant editor of the magazine, based in New York City, and in Houston from 1967 to 1969, to cover the Apollo program.
She was granted special access to the families of astronauts in the Apollo program, to write the book, First on the Moon (1970).
Dora Jane Hamblin was born in Bedford, Iowa, the daughter of Allen Woolcott Hamblin and Grace Juliette Sailor Hamblin.
Her father was a World War I veteran and a newspaper editor and publisher.
She retired from Life in 1970.
She also wrote for Sports Illustrated, Smithsonian, and other national periodicals.
Books by Hamblin included First on the Moon (1970, with Gene Farmer), Pots and Robbers (1970), Buried Cities and Ancient Treasures (1973), The First Cities (1973), The Appian Way (1974, with Mary Jane Grunsfeld), The Etruscans (1975), and her memoir, That Was The Life (1977).
In 1970, Hamblin retired to Trevignano, Italy, and continued writing.
She also helped actress Mary Martin with her autobiography, My Heart Belongs (1976).
She died from a heart attack in Italy, in 1993, aged 73 years.
Her papers are in the Iowa Women's Archives at the University of Iowa.
Some of her recordings and notes are also in the Time Inc. Life Editorial Records at the New-York Historical Society.
Hamblin appears in The Astronaut Wives Club (2013) by Lily Koppel.
