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BESTON, Henry, author; b/ Quincy, Mass., June 1, 1888; B.A., Harvard, 1909, MA. 1911;studied U.of Lyons, France, 1 year; m. Elizabeth Coatsworth, of Buffalo, N.Y., June 18, 1929; children--Margaret Coatsworth, Catherine Maurice. With Am. Field Service, attached to French Army, June 1915-May 1916; with U.S.Navy, 1918. Extensive traveler and has spent much time at sea; on review staff New York Tribune, covering books dealing with ships and sailor life. Home: Hingham, Mass. Summer home "Chimney Farm," Nobleboro, Maine.

WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA, 1934-35 [image-A black-and-white bust photograph of "Beston," with tribute entry in a newspaper clipping.] Henry Beston, Nobleboro, author, Doctor of Letters: "Gently and thoughtfully penetrating, yet disciplined in word and method, blending charm and sensitivity together with style and character..."