Marc Peyser is an acclaimed American journalist, magazine editor, communications executive, and non-fiction author whose sharp cultural reporting and historical biographies have shaped prominent national publications for over three decades. Born in the United States, he earned a bachelor's degree in English language and literature from Stanford University followed by a Master of Science in Journalism from Columbia University. Peyser built a highly distinguished media career in New York City, spending over twenty years as a prominent writer and deputy editor at Newsweek, where his coverage spanned national politics, arts, and popular culture. He subsequently leveraged his editorial expertise across major media brands, serving as the deputy editor for Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, editor-at-large for Money magazine, executive editor for Reader's Digest, and crime editor for People magazine. Peyser vaulted into national literary prominence as a historian when he co-authored the critically adored 2015 biographical history, Hissing Cousins: The Untold Story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth, alongside journalist Timothy Dwyer. The meticulously researched, anecdote-rich double biography unmasks the fierce, lifelong personal and political rivalry between the democratic First Lady and her conservative, famously sharp-witted cousin, exploring how their contrasting temperaments mirrored the deep ideological shifts of twentieth-century America. A versatile media strategist, Peyser later transitioned into corporate advisory roles, serving as a senior manager of global executive communications for Johnson & Johnson, while continuing to contribute features to elite publications like The New York Times, Vogue, Life, and Time.
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