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Lyle Munson
US intelligence agent and book publisher
Lyle Hugh Munson (September 13, 1918 – November 1, 1973) was an American intelligence agent and then, later, a book publisher and distributor under the corporate name The Bookmailer, Inc. Based in the New York area, his company was known particularly for offering right-wing and anti-communist works.2
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Born Sep 13, 1918, died 1973.1
About
Robert W. Welch Jr., the head of the John Birch Society, considered him a "good friend". He was involved in the John Paton Davies Jr. affair, which led to Davies's ultimate dismissal as a diplomat.
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Early life and education
Lyle H. Munson was born in Moultrie County, Illinois, on September 13, 1918, to Faye Young Munson and Bruce Munson. He had a brother, David. He graduated from the University of Illinois in 1942. He served with the United States Army, including on the Berlin Airlift.
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Career
- Date not recordedFounded The Bookmailer3
Personal life
- CitizenshipUnited States4
Munson married Anne Roberts (born 1920) on July 10, 1939. They had two children, Donna and Katherine. Munson and Anne moved from New Jersey to Mattoon, Illinois, less than a year before his death. After he passed, Anne started her own by-mail bookselling operation, Munson Books.
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- 1WikidataLyle Munson on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaLyle Munson on Wikipedia
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- 5Wikimedia CommonsLyle Munson photo by Associated Press, Public domain