Melvin Lasky
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| Melvin Lasky link NNDB (Journalist) | |
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| Born | 20 January 1920 New York, NY, USA |
| Died | May 19, 2004 Berlin, Germany |
| Nationality | Polish, American |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Religion | Jew |
| Parents | Samuel Lasky, Esther Kantrowitz |
| Children | Vivienne Lasky, Oliver Lasky |
| Spouse | Brigitte |
US journalist, intellectual, with suspected CIA ties | |
Melvin Jonah Lasky was an American journalist, intellectual, and member of the anti-Communist left.
Activities
Lasky founded the German journal Der Monat in 1948 and, from 1958 to 1991, edited Encounter Magazine, one of many journals revealed to have been secretly funded by the CIA through the Congress for Cultural Freedom (CCF).
Lasky was an acquaintance of Monique Garnier-Lançon.