John Lake | |
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Born | John Eric Lake February 18, 1930
Albany, New York, U.S. |
Disappeared | December 10, 1967 (aged 37) New York, U.S. |
Status |
Declared dead in absentia 1975 (aged 45) |
Education | Syracuse University |
Occupation(s) | Sports journalist and editor |
Employer(s) |
New York Herald Tribune Newsweek |
Spouse | Alice Conlon |
Website |
johnlake |
John Eric Lake (born February 18, 1930; disappeared December 10, 1967), an American journalist, was the sports editor of Newsweek until his mysterious disappearance. [1]
John Eric Lake was born February 18, 1930, in Albany, New York.[ citation needed] He graduated in 1951 with a B.A. degree in journalism from Syracuse University, where he met his wife Alice Conlin. [1] The couple married in 1952 while Lake was serving in the U.S. Navy in Honolulu, Hawaii. [1] He returned to graduate school at Syracuse after he was discharged from the U.S. Navy. [1] The couple had a daughter and a son. [1] [2] His wife and children later moved to New Jersey and then to Islesford, Cranberry Island, Maine. [1] John Lake was declared missing in December 1967 and deceased by a court in New Jersey in 1975. [1] [3]
The Binghamton News Press hired both John Lake and his wife in 1952, and he worked in sports while she wrote features. [1] In 1959 Lake became a staff writer at the New York Herald Tribune. [1] [3] Lake worked with Red Smith while at the Tribune.[ citation needed] In February 1964, he moved to Newsweek to become its sports editor. [1] [2] [3] He succeeded Dick Schaap in this role.[ citation needed] In his last year at the magazine, Lake authored three cover stories (nine in four years) on such varied topics as "The Black Athlete", the Indy 500 and the World Series.[ citation needed] Lake was hired as a ghost writer for Bob Gibson's autobiography and had all but submitted the work. [4] [5] Lake's last issue for Newsweek was the December 11, 1967, issue with a cover featuring a dark-haired, bespectacled Robert McNamara, asked, "Why is He Leaving?"[ citation needed] After Lake's disappearance in 1967, he was replaced as sports editor six months later by Pete Axthelm, a writer for Sports Illustrated.[ citation needed]
John Lake was last seen in midtown Manhattan, New York City, on December 10, 1967. At that time, he was walking toward the subway to go home. [3] [6] [7] A missing persons report was filed by his wife, Alice, four days later. [3] His disappearance was investigated by the Pinkerton Detective Agency, which was hired by Newsweek. [3] Years after, a police officer from missing persons showed his son a February 1968 photo of a corpse who closely resembled Lake but could not be positively identified. [3]
Missing Person documents:
Lake was admired by other journalists and athletes. Peter Benchley, author and screenwriter, who edited the Radio/TV section at Newsweek at the time, admitted to being intimidated by him.[ citation needed] Mario Andretti, auto race driver, called him the most prepared journalist from the national media that ever interviewed him.[ citation needed] Bert Sugar, boxing raconteur, recalls it was John Lake that moved press conferences from showmanship to seriousness with a single question.[ citation needed]
John Lake | |
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Born | John Eric Lake February 18, 1930
Albany, New York, U.S. |
Disappeared | December 10, 1967 (aged 37) New York, U.S. |
Status |
Declared dead in absentia 1975 (aged 45) |
Education | Syracuse University |
Occupation(s) | Sports journalist and editor |
Employer(s) |
New York Herald Tribune Newsweek |
Spouse | Alice Conlon |
Website |
johnlake |
John Eric Lake (born February 18, 1930; disappeared December 10, 1967), an American journalist, was the sports editor of Newsweek until his mysterious disappearance. [1]
John Eric Lake was born February 18, 1930, in Albany, New York.[ citation needed] He graduated in 1951 with a B.A. degree in journalism from Syracuse University, where he met his wife Alice Conlin. [1] The couple married in 1952 while Lake was serving in the U.S. Navy in Honolulu, Hawaii. [1] He returned to graduate school at Syracuse after he was discharged from the U.S. Navy. [1] The couple had a daughter and a son. [1] [2] His wife and children later moved to New Jersey and then to Islesford, Cranberry Island, Maine. [1] John Lake was declared missing in December 1967 and deceased by a court in New Jersey in 1975. [1] [3]
The Binghamton News Press hired both John Lake and his wife in 1952, and he worked in sports while she wrote features. [1] In 1959 Lake became a staff writer at the New York Herald Tribune. [1] [3] Lake worked with Red Smith while at the Tribune.[ citation needed] In February 1964, he moved to Newsweek to become its sports editor. [1] [2] [3] He succeeded Dick Schaap in this role.[ citation needed] In his last year at the magazine, Lake authored three cover stories (nine in four years) on such varied topics as "The Black Athlete", the Indy 500 and the World Series.[ citation needed] Lake was hired as a ghost writer for Bob Gibson's autobiography and had all but submitted the work. [4] [5] Lake's last issue for Newsweek was the December 11, 1967, issue with a cover featuring a dark-haired, bespectacled Robert McNamara, asked, "Why is He Leaving?"[ citation needed] After Lake's disappearance in 1967, he was replaced as sports editor six months later by Pete Axthelm, a writer for Sports Illustrated.[ citation needed]
John Lake was last seen in midtown Manhattan, New York City, on December 10, 1967. At that time, he was walking toward the subway to go home. [3] [6] [7] A missing persons report was filed by his wife, Alice, four days later. [3] His disappearance was investigated by the Pinkerton Detective Agency, which was hired by Newsweek. [3] Years after, a police officer from missing persons showed his son a February 1968 photo of a corpse who closely resembled Lake but could not be positively identified. [3]
Missing Person documents:
Lake was admired by other journalists and athletes. Peter Benchley, author and screenwriter, who edited the Radio/TV section at Newsweek at the time, admitted to being intimidated by him.[ citation needed] Mario Andretti, auto race driver, called him the most prepared journalist from the national media that ever interviewed him.[ citation needed] Bert Sugar, boxing raconteur, recalls it was John Lake that moved press conferences from showmanship to seriousness with a single question.[ citation needed]