American author and organizer for the United Auto Workers (UAW). He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and attended Wayne State University, although he did not receive a degree. He was best known for his book, Sugar Blues, which outlined a macrobiotic diet, a low-fat, high-fiber diet of whole grains, vegetables, sea algae, and seeds, that are prepared in accordance with specific principles, said to synchronize eating habits with the cycles of nature. He was introduced to macrobiotics by his second wife, Gloria Swanson, (1899-1983) the silent screen star. In 1956, he also was the ghostwriter of the autobiography of blues great Billie Holiday, entitled Lady Sings the Blues. It was made into a movie of the same name in 1972 with Diana Ross as the singer.
He served in the Army during World War II with French soldiers, because he could speak the language. He also spoke German and Japanese. After the war he moved to New York and began a newspaper career. His columns and exposés for the New York Post drew acclaim, including one that charged that the FBI bungled cases under J. Edgar Hoover's leadership. He was awarded the George Polk Award for an expose on immigrants.
He became good friends with Japanese artist, Yoko Ono, and her husband, Beatle John Lennon, after producing an English edition of Georges Ohsawa's You Are All Sanpaku, the book credited with starting the macrobiotic food movement in America.
He and wife Gloria Swanson were socialites who lived in various places throughout the world, including Rome, Portugal, Palm Springs, and New York City.
He had one son, Bevan Dufty, with his first wife, Maely Bartholomew, who had arrived in New York City during World War II after losing most of her family in the Nazi concentration camps. She settled near Harlem where she met her best friend and Bevan's godmother, Billie Holiday. They later divorced and Maely raised Bevan as a single mother. Bevan Dufty announced on September 24, 2009, that he would be a candidate for Mayor of San Francisco in the 2011 election.
He died of cancer in Birmingham, Michigan on June 28, 2002.
He served in the Army during World War II with French soldiers, because he could speak the language. He also spoke German and Japanese. After the war he moved to New York and began a newspaper career. His columns and exposés for the New York Post drew acclaim, including one that charged that the FBI bungled cases under J. Edgar Hoover's leadership. He was awarded the George Polk Award for an expose on immigrants.
He became good friends with Japanese artist, Yoko Ono, and her husband, Beatle John Lennon, after producing an English edition of Georges Ohsawa's You Are All Sanpaku, the book credited with starting the macrobiotic food movement in America.
He and wife Gloria Swanson were socialites who lived in various places throughout the world, including Rome, Portugal, Palm Springs, and New York City.
He had one son, Bevan Dufty, with his first wife, Maely Bartholomew, who had arrived in New York City during World War II after losing most of her family in the Nazi concentration camps. She settled near Harlem where she met her best friend and Bevan's godmother, Billie Holiday. They later divorced and Maely raised Bevan as a single mother. Bevan Dufty announced on September 24, 2009, that he would be a candidate for Mayor of San Francisco in the 2011 election.
He died of cancer in Birmingham, Michigan on June 28, 2002.
American author and organizer for the United Auto Workers (UAW). He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and attended Wayne State University, although he did not receive a degree. He was best known for his book, Sugar Blues, which outlined a macrobiotic diet, a low-fat, high-fiber diet of whole grains, vegetables, sea algae, and seeds, that are prepared in accordance with specific principles, said to synchronize eating habits with the cycles of nature. He was introduced to macrobiotics by his second wife, Gloria Swanson, (1899-1983) the silent screen star. In 1956, he also was the ghostwriter of the autobiography of blues great Billie Holiday, entitled Lady Sings the Blues. It was made into a movie of the same name in 1972 with Diana Ross as the singer.
He served in the Army during World War II with French soldiers, because he could speak the language. He also spoke German and Japanese. After the war he moved to New York and began a newspaper career. His columns and exposés for the New York Post drew acclaim, including one that charged that the FBI bungled cases under J. Edgar Hoover's leadership. He was awarded the George Polk Award for an expose on immigrants.
He became good friends with Japanese artist, Yoko Ono, and her husband, Beatle John Lennon, after producing an English edition of Georges Ohsawa's You Are All Sanpaku, the book credited with starting the macrobiotic food movement in America.
He and wife Gloria Swanson were socialites who lived in various places throughout the world, including Rome, Portugal, Palm Springs, and New York City.
He had one son, Bevan Dufty, with his first wife, Maely Bartholomew, who had arrived in New York City during World War II after losing most of her family in the Nazi concentration camps. She settled near Harlem where she met her best friend and Bevan's godmother, Billie Holiday. They later divorced and Maely raised Bevan as a single mother. Bevan Dufty announced on September 24, 2009, that he would be a candidate for Mayor of San Francisco in the 2011 election.
He died of cancer in Birmingham, Michigan on June 28, 2002.
He served in the Army during World War II with French soldiers, because he could speak the language. He also spoke German and Japanese. After the war he moved to New York and began a newspaper career. His columns and exposés for the New York Post drew acclaim, including one that charged that the FBI bungled cases under J. Edgar Hoover's leadership. He was awarded the George Polk Award for an expose on immigrants.
He became good friends with Japanese artist, Yoko Ono, and her husband, Beatle John Lennon, after producing an English edition of Georges Ohsawa's You Are All Sanpaku, the book credited with starting the macrobiotic food movement in America.
He and wife Gloria Swanson were socialites who lived in various places throughout the world, including Rome, Portugal, Palm Springs, and New York City.
He had one son, Bevan Dufty, with his first wife, Maely Bartholomew, who had arrived in New York City during World War II after losing most of her family in the Nazi concentration camps. She settled near Harlem where she met her best friend and Bevan's godmother, Billie Holiday. They later divorced and Maely raised Bevan as a single mother. Bevan Dufty announced on September 24, 2009, that he would be a candidate for Mayor of San Francisco in the 2011 election.
He died of cancer in Birmingham, Michigan on June 28, 2002.
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