A.B.C. Whipple, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

A.B.C. Whipple

American Journalist, Editor, Historian

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1918

Place of Birth: Glens Falls, New York, United States

Date of Death: 17-Mar-2013

Profession: writer, historian, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Addison Beecher Colvin ("Cal") Whipple (July 15, 1918 – March 17, 2013) was an American journalist, editor, historian and author.
He was born in Glens Falls, New York, on July 15, 1918, and spent most of his childhood in Suffield, Connecticut.
He graduated from the Loomis School, from Yale University in 1940 and received an M.A.
from Harvard University before being hired by Life Magazine.
He had many positions at Time/Life and wrote a number of books about maritime history.