Brisbane, << BRIHZ bayn, >> Arthur (1864-1936), was one of the first syndicated newspaper columnists in the United States. He was the highest paid journalist of the early 1900’s. His columns reached 30 million readers.
Brisbane joined the New York Sun staff when he was 19 years old, and rose to managing editor in five years. Then he became Sunday editor of Joseph Pulitzer’s The (New York) World. Later, as a managing editor for William Randolph Hearst, Brisbane greatly increased the circulation of the New York Evening Journal.
Brisbane emphasized clearly and briefly written stories and the use of bold headlines and attractive pictures. He was born on Dec. 12, 1864, in Buffalo, New York. He died on Dec. 25, 1936.
