Arthur Pine (born Arthur Pincus; April 20, 1917 – October 26, 2000) was an American

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, literary agent, self-help author, composer and playwright. He is also widely credited as the man behind the initial incarnation of Citizenship Day.

Early life

He was born on April 20, 1917, in the

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section of

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, the eldest of two sons born to Charles and Anna Pincus. While still in high school, the future publicist's pre-Pine byline found its way onto the pages of New York's Picture Newspaper when Pincus earned a five-dollar prize for his submission of the question ultimately selected for the December 9, 1934 edition of the paper's semi-regular person-on-the-street column, "The Inquiring Photographer."

Career

Arthur Pincus attended City College with every intention of pursuing a teaching career, but soon found that his heavy

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presented an all but insurmountable obstacle. Quickly shifting gears, he focused on finance, marketing and advertising while also writing and performing songs and plays. Accepting an entry-level position in an established firm, Pincus quickly attracted a number of music clients and resolved to start his own company. He realized, however, that a name change would be advisable; not merely for purposes of de-ethnicization, but also by way of distancing himself from the famously disreputable character "Pinkie Pincus," as then recently portrayed onstage by comic Lou Holtz. Thus was born not only a legally named Arthur Pine, but also the Arthur Pine Agency and, not long after, Arthur Pine Associates.Eagle staff (October 5, 1944)
"Arthur Pine Associates to Handle Inn Publicity"
''The Brooklyn Daily Eagle''. Although at first, Pine's client base was composed primarily of performers (e.g. Gordon,

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"Dentistry Taught Via TV"
''The Pittsburgh Press''. Delores Gray,

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and Ella Logan), by the 1970s, the firm was functioning almost exclusively as a literary agency, albeit one with a high quotient of show-biz-related projects.

Notable clients

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* Carroll Carroll *

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* Jimmy Durante *

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"Broadway"
''New York Daily News''. Page 63. * Gray Gordon *

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''Red on Red''
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* Billie Jean King *

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"Selling the Band: Off the Kobb"
''The Billboard''. *

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* Michael LeBoeuf * Michael Levine,Trotsky, Susan M., editor (1962)
''Contemporary Authors, Volume 133''
Detroit, MI: Gale Research. p. 228. *

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''The Daily Colonist''. * Ella Logan *

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New York: Warner Books. . *

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* Jack Smith *

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Personal life

On December 24, 1950, at the

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, Arthur Pine and

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Harriette Scheiner were married and remained so until his death nearly 50 years later, even as preparations were underway for their

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. During the 1950s and sixties, the Pines raised two sons, David JayBroadcasting staff (October 27, 1952)
"Allied Arts"
''

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''. Retrieved October , 2020. and Richard S. Pine,Times staff (September 18, 1955)
"Son Born to the Arthur Pines"
''The New York Times''. Retrieved October , 2020. Richard later becoming a member of his father's firm and eventually a prominent literary agent in his own right. Consequently, most, if not all, of Arthur Pine's subsequent composing and arranging credits bore the pseudonym Jay (or J.) Richards.Library of Congress (July—December 1959)
Music, Current Registrations: "Sandy the Sound Man"
''Catalogue of Copyright Entries, Third Series; Volume 13, Part 5, Number 2''.

Works

Books

* ''Your Family Business: A Practical, Step-by-Step Guide for Making Both Your Relationships and Your Business Rewarding and Successful'' (1990) * ''One Door Closes, Another Door Opens: Turning Your Setbacks Into Comebacks'' (1994), with Julie Houston * ''Unexpected Roads: A Personal Success Journal'' (1995), with Julie Houston * ''It Must Have Been a Miracle: Everyday Lives Touched by Miracles'' (1995), by Kelsey Tyler (joint pseudonym of Pine and

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)

Musical Comedies

* ''Golden Glory'' (1939, un-produced; with Gray Gordon) * ''High Tide'' (1943), optioned by

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Songs

* "We're In It, Let's Win It" (1942, with Leo Corday and Harold Grant) * "Victory Polka" (1942, with

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) * "The Big Sleep" (1946, with

); never recorded, but performed and broadcast live on WOR on Saturday October 19, 1946 * "Just Like Sam" (1958, as Jay Richards, with

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and Earl Shuman) * "Sandy the Sound Man" (1959, as Jay Richards, with Leonard Whitcup, Chet Gierlach) * "The Wishing Song" (1960, as Jay Richards, with Eddy Manson) * "The Forfeit Game" (1964, with Harriette Pine); on

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's ''Humpty Dumpty''"Jim Ameche — "Humpty Dumpty"
''Discogs''.

References

External links

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