Arthur Unger was an American entertainment journalist who reviewed movies and television shows for ''The Christian Science Monitor'' and the American teen magazine ''Ingenue''. He edited and published several magazines such as ''Mechanix Illustrated'' and ''Datebook'', and became famous for publishing the controversial "

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" interview with the Beatles. Before becoming a journalist, Unger served as an Army

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in the Pacific Theater in World War II. His artifacts are stored at the

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, including recordings, transcripts and notes from his interviews with celebrities, his writing, Beatles publications and personal materials.

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