Roy Rowan (1 February 1920-13 September 2016 (aged 96)[1]) was an American foreign correspondent, editor, and author. He reported on the 1949 revolution[2] that led to the founding of the People's Republic of China, as well as the Korean[3] and Vietnam Wars. Rowan worked for Time-Life and its successor media company, Time-Warner, for more than 30 years. From late 1959 to 1970 he was Life magazine's assistant managing editor in charge of news. In 1972, Rowan returned to Time-Life and served as Time magazine's bureau chief for Asia and Australia until 1978. Roy Rowan spent the latter part of his career from 1978 to 2015 as a feature story writer for Time magazine and on the Board of Editors of Fortune magazine while writing 10 published books on a wide variety of topics.
- ^ Rowan, Dana and Rowan, Nicholas. "Roy Rowan, Foreign Correspondent, Editor and Author, Dies at 96". Time. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Topping and Rowan Recall Chinese Civil War (includes video clip)". Overseas Press Club of America. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
- ^ "Video Memoir: Roy Rowan Reflects on a Storied Career - Part 2 (serving as Life's Korean War correspondent)". Overseas Press Club of America. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-14.