Conroy, Jack
Conroy, Jack (Jack Wesley)
(1899–1990) editor, writer; born near Moberly, Mo. After working as a migrant laborer in the 1920s, he began writing for magazines about Depression-era unemployment. In 1933 he published the semi-autobiographical book, The Disinherited (1933), which remains a classic proletarian novel. He was founding editor of the leftist journals, The Anvil (1933–37) and The New Anvil (1939–41). He was senior associate editor of New Standard Encyclopedia, Chicago (1947–66).The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography, by John S. Bowman. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995. Reproduced with permission.