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Upon graduation Montgomery was hired by the ''[[Nevada State Journal]]'', but left the ''Journal'' two years later to pursue work in other media. He returned to journalism in 1938, joining the ''[[Reno Evening Gazette]]'', where he first worked as an editor. Montgomery served in the [[Marine Corps]] during [[World War II]] (1942–45).
Upon graduation Montgomery was hired by the ''[[Nevada State Journal]]'', but left the ''Journal'' two years later to pursue work in other media. He returned to journalism in 1938, joining the ''[[Reno Evening Gazette]]'', where he first worked as an editor. Montgomery served in the [[Marine Corps]] during [[World War II]] (1942–45).


After the war, Montgomery went to work for ''[[The San Francisco Examiner]]'', where he stayed until his retirement in 1975.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Fischer|first1=Heinz Dietrich|title=The Pulitzer Prize Archive|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|isbn=9783598301704|page=29|volume=6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2SH89Ap_pOMC&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29#v=onepage&q=Edward%20Samuel%20Montgomery%20pulitzer}}</ref> During his time at ''The Examiner'', Montgomery became involved in two murder trials. He found the body of Stephanie Bryan in May 1955, after being tipped by the real killer, Edward Wayne Edwards, who posed as automobile salesman LeRoy Myers.<ref>{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|first1=Jack|last1=Schreibman|title='Self-Convicted' Murderer of Girl Paid Full Price|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1987-05-31/news/mn-9235_1_abbott-case|accessdate=December 23, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 31, 1987}}</ref> [[Burton Abbott]] was later sentenced to death for her murder. That same year, Montgomery reported on [[Barbara Graham]]'s execution. His coverage of the Graham case was adapted into the film ''[[I Want to Live!]]'' (1958).<ref name=who>{{cite book|last1=Brennan|first1=Elizabeth A.|last2=Clarage|first2=Elizabeth C.|title=Who's who of Pulitzer Prize Winners|date=1999|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=9781573561112|page=387|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=63nvmt4HqTEC&pg=PA387&lpg=PA387#v=onepage&q=San%20Francisco%20Chronicle%20edward%20s%20montgomery}}</ref>
After the war, Montgomery went to work for the ''[[San Francisco Examiner]]'', where he stayed until his retirement in 1975.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Fischer|first1=Heinz Dietrich|title=The Pulitzer Prize Archive|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|isbn=9783598301704|page=29|volume=6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2SH89Ap_pOMC&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29#v=onepage&q=Edward%20Samuel%20Montgomery%20pulitzer}}</ref> During his time at the ''Examiner'', Montgomery became involved in two murder trials. He found the body of Stephanie Bryan in May 1955, after being tipped by the real killer, Edward Wayne Edwards, who posed as automobile salesman LeRoy Myers.<ref>{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|first1=Jack|last1=Schreibman|title='Self-Convicted' Murderer of Girl Paid Full Price|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1987-05-31/news/mn-9235_1_abbott-case |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 31, 1987 |accessdate=December 23, 2015}}</ref> [[Burton Abbott]] was later sentenced to death for her murder. That same year, Montgomery reported on [[Barbara Graham]]'s execution. His coverage of the Graham case was adapted into the film ''[[I Want to Live!]]'' (1958).<ref name=who>{{cite book|last1=Brennan|first1=Elizabeth A.|last2=Clarage|first2=Elizabeth C.|title=Who's who of Pulitzer Prize Winners|date=1999|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=9781573561112|page=387|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=63nvmt4HqTEC&pg=PA387&lpg=PA387#v=onepage&q=San%20Francisco%20Chronicle%20edward%20s%20montgomery}}</ref>


===Personal life===
===Personal life===
Montgomery was married to Helene Louise Per Lee (1914–2007), whom he had met in college.<ref>{{cite news|title=Remembering Friends|url=http://www.unr.edu/silverandblue/online/summer2007/readmore/rememberingfriends.html|accessdate=April 29, 2015|publisher=University of Nevada, Reno|date=2007|at=Helene Montgomery ’35}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Helene Montgomery|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?n=Helene-Montgomery&pid=88061658|accessdate=January 29, 2016|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=May 15, 2007}}</ref> They had three children: Diana, Douglas and David.<ref name=fischerencyclopedia/>
Montgomery was married to Helene Louise Per Lee (1914–2007), whom he had met in college.<ref>{{cite news|title=Remembering Friends|url=http://www.unr.edu/silverandblue/online/summer2007/readmore/rememberingfriends.html |publisher=University of Nevada, Reno |date=2007 |at=Helene Montgomery ’35 |accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Helene Montgomery|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?n=Helene-Montgomery&pid=88061658 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=May 15, 2007 |accessdate=January 29, 2016}}</ref> They had three children: Diana, Douglas and David.<ref name=fischerencyclopedia/>


Montgomery died of pneumonia in San Francisco in 1992.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ed Montgomery; Award-Winning Journalist|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1992-04-11/news/mn-51_1_ed-montgomery|accessdate=April 28, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=April 11, 1992}}</ref>
Montgomery died of pneumonia in San Francisco in 1992.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ed Montgomery; Award-Winning Journalist|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1992-04-11/news/mn-51_1_ed-montgomery |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 11, 1992 |accessdate=April 28, 2015}}</ref>


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Edward Samuel Montgomery (December 30, 1910 – April 6, 1992) was an American journalist who won the 1951 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting for writing a series of articles on tax fraud.[1]

Biography

Montgomery was born in Fort Collins, Colorado. He graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno in 1934 with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

Career

Upon graduation Montgomery was hired by the Nevada State Journal, but left the Journal two years later to pursue work in other media. He returned to journalism in 1938, joining the Reno Evening Gazette, where he first worked as an editor. Montgomery served in the Marine Corps during World War II (1942–45).

After the war, Montgomery went to work for the San Francisco Examiner, where he stayed until his retirement in 1975.[2] During his time at the Examiner, Montgomery became involved in two murder trials. He found the body of Stephanie Bryan in May 1955, after being tipped by the real killer, Edward Wayne Edwards, who posed as automobile salesman LeRoy Myers.[3] Burton Abbott was later sentenced to death for her murder. That same year, Montgomery reported on Barbara Graham's execution. His coverage of the Graham case was adapted into the film I Want to Live! (1958).[4]

Personal life

Montgomery was married to Helene Louise Per Lee (1914–2007), whom he had met in college.[5][6] They had three children: Diana, Douglas and David.[1]

Montgomery died of pneumonia in San Francisco in 1992.[7]

References

Notes
  1. ^ a b Fischer, Heinz Dietrich; Fischer, Erika J. (2002). Complete Biographical Encyclopedia of Pulitzer Prize Winners, 1917-2000. Walter de Gruyter. p. 168. ISBN 9783598301865.
  2. ^ Fischer, Heinz Dietrich. The Pulitzer Prize Archive. Vol. 6. Walter de Gruyter. p. 29. ISBN 9783598301704.
  3. ^ Schreibman, Jack (May 31, 1987). "'Self-Convicted' Murderer of Girl Paid Full Price". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  4. ^ Brennan, Elizabeth A.; Clarage, Elizabeth C. (1999). Who's who of Pulitzer Prize Winners. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 387. ISBN 9781573561112.
  5. ^ "Remembering Friends". University of Nevada, Reno. 2007. Helene Montgomery ’35. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  6. ^ "Helene Montgomery". San Francisco Chronicle. May 15, 2007. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  7. ^ "Ed Montgomery; Award-Winning Journalist". Los Angeles Times. April 11, 1992. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
Other sources
  • Cold Case Cameron, John Cameron.
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