GRUNWALD, HENRY ANATOLE

GRUNWALD, HENRY ANATOLE (1922–2005), U.S. journalist and editor. Grunwald was born in Vienna, but immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 17. He studied at New York University and graduated in 1944. In the same year he began his career with Time Inc. as a copy boy and the following year as a writer for the publication, editing most of the sections of the news magazine. In 1968 he was appointed managing editor. According to Grunwald, his most important contribution to Time was that of generating more original reporting. To that end, he introduced new departments and features, including guest essays by celebrated writers or experts; he added sections on the environment, behavior, and energy; and he created special issues devoted to a particular topic. He also introduced color photography to the magazine and granted bylines to the magazine's hitherto unnamed writers. Grunwald relinquished the managing editor position in 1977 and in 1979 was appointed editor-in-chief in succession to Hedley Donovan. His appointment carried with it editorial responsibility for the journals Time, Fortune, Life, Sports Illustrated, Money, and People, in addition the international editions of Time and Time-Life Books Inc. He served in that capacity until he retired in 1987. In 1988 President reagan appointed Grunwald U.S. ambassador to Austria. Reappointed by President Bush, he maintained this post until 1990. Among his many honors, Grunwald received the American Society of Magazine Editors Hall of Fame Award; the New York University Distinguished Alumni Award; and the International Rescue Committee Medallion. Among his published works, Grunwald wrote his autobiography, One Man's America: A Journalist's Search for the Heart of His Country (1998), and Twilight: Losing Sight, Gaining Insight (1999). His first novel, A Saint, More or Less, was published in 2003. He also compiled Sex in America (1964). (Ruth Beloff (2nd ed.)