Whitaker, Rogers E.M.

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Rogers E.M. Whitaker (1900-1981) worked as editor and writer for "The New Yorker" and was also a railroad enthusiast. He started working for "The New Yorker" in 1926 as proofreader and copy editor and went on to write in the "Talk of the Town" section as E.M. Frimbo, the World's Greatest Railroad Buff.

Whitaker also covered college football and wrote restaurant reviews for "The New Yorker" before retiring as editor in 1975 and serving as a reporter until his death. He wrote under his pen name the book "All Aboard with E.M. Frimbo" about his experience in riding railroads around the world in 1974. Whitaker logged over 2.7 million miles worth of travel on trains.

From the description of Papers, 1878-1981. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 29632717

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creatorOf Balliett, Whitney. Letters, 1931-1981, n.d., to Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Whitaker, Rogers E. M. Papers, 1878-1981. Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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United States
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Electric railroads
Journalism
Locomotives
Railroads
Railroads
Railroad travel
Street-railroads
Voyages and travels
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Journalists
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Birth 1900-01-15

Death 1981-05-11

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English

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