Lowell Thomas

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Lowell Thomas

Lowell Thomas AKA Lowell Jackson Thomas

Born: 6-Apr-1892
Birthplace: Woodington, OH
Died: 29-Aug-1981
Location of death: Pawling, NY
Cause of death: Heart Failure

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Journalist, Radio Personality, Author

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: With Lawrence in Arabia

Father: Harry George Thomas
Mother: Harriet Wagner
Wife: Frances Ryan (m. 4-Aug-1917)
Son: Lowell Thomas, Jr. (former Lt. Gov. of Alaska, b. 6-Oct-1923)

University: BSc, Valparaiso University, Indiana (1911)
University: BA and MA, University of Denver (1912)
University: MA, Princeton University (1916)

Bohemian Grove
Dutch Treat Club (1934-81)
Freemasonry
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
Royal Geographical Society
Sigma Delta Chi Honor Society
Tau Kappa Alpha Forensic Society
Presidential Medal of Freedom 1976
Radio Hall of Fame 1989

FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Ike (3-May-1979) Himself

Author of books:
With Lawrence in Arabia (1924, nonfiction)
India: Land of the Black Pagoda (1930, nonfiction)
The Wreck of the Dumaru: A Story of Cannibalism in an Open Boat (1930, nonfiction)
Kabluk of the Eskimo (1932, nonfiction)
This Side of Hell: Dan Edwards, Adventurer (1932, nonfiction)
Rolling Stone: The Life and Adventures of Arthur Radclyffe Dugmore (1934, nonfiction)
Out of this World: Across the Himalayas to Forbidden Tibet (1950, nonfiction)
Back to Mandalay (1951, nonfiction)
Seven Wonders of the World (1956, nonfiction)
History As You Heard It (1957, nonfiction)
The Vital Spark: 101 Outstanding Lives (1959, biography)
Cavalcade of Europe (1960, nonfiction)
Raiders of the Deep (1964, nonfiction)
Good Evening Everybody: From Cripple Creek to Samarkand (1976, memoir)
So Long Until Tomorrow: From Quaker Hill to Kathmandu (1977, memoir)

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