Lewis, Flora (1922–2002)
Lewis, Flora (1922–2002)
American correspondent and columnist. Name variations: Flora Gruson. Born July 29, 1922, in Los Angeles, CA; died June 2, 2002, in Paris, France; dau. of Benjamin Lewis (lawyer) and Pauline Kallin (pianist); graduate of University of California, Los Angeles; graduate degree from Columbia University School of Journalism; m. Sydney Gruson (correspondent for New York Times), 1945 (sep. 1972, died 1998); children: Lindsey Gruson; daughters Kerry (reporter) and Sheila Gruson (died 1999).
Began career as reporter for Associated Press, working in NY, and Washington DC, before being sent to London (1945); over the years, worked in Jerusalem, Prague, Warsaw, Geneva, Bonn, Paris, Mexico City, and elsewhere; was a frequent contributor to The Observer, Economist, Financial Times and France-Soir; hired by Washington Post (1956); began writing syndicated column, "Today Abroad," for Newsday (1965); joined New York Times (1972) and became head of its Paris Bureau; was Foreign Affairs columnist for the Times (1980–90); published 4 books, including Europe (1992).