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Dale Carnegie

American writer and lecturer (1888–1955)

Dale Carnegie ( KAR-nig-ee; spelled Carnagey until c. 1922; November 24, 1888 – November 1, 1955) was an American writer and teacher of courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Dale Carnegie (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Nov 24, 1888, died Nov 1, 1955.¹

About

Born into poverty on a farm in Missouri, he was the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936), a bestseller that remains popular today. He also wrote How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (1948), Lincoln the Unknown (1932), and several other books.

One of the core ideas in his books is that it is possible to change other people's behavior by changing one's behavior towards them.

From Wikipedia’s article on Dale Carnegie, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Dale Carnegie & AssociatesFounder¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts³
Date not recordedMaryville High School³

Career

Occupation: biographer, writer, teacher, motivational speaker, lecturer, psychologist.⁵

Date not recordedFounded Dale Carnegie & Associates⁴

Known for: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, How to Win Friends and Influence People, Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business.⁶

Personal life

BornNov 24, 1888, Maryville⁷
DiedNov 1, 1955, New York City⁸
CitizenshipUnited States⁹
SpousesDorothy Carnegie¹⁰; Lolita Baucaire¹⁰

His first marriage ended in divorce in August 1931.

On November 5, 1944, he married his former secretary, Dorothy Price Vanderpool (1912–1998), who also had been divorced. Vanderpool had a daughter, Rosemary, from her first marriage. She and Carnegie had a daughter, Donna Dale. Dorothy ran the Carnegie company following Dale's death.

Carnegie died of Hodgkin lymphoma on November 1, 1955, at his home in Forest Hills, New York. He was buried in the Belton cemetery in Cass County, Missouri.