Arn Shein (September 1, 1928 – June 1, 2007) was an American

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and editor for ''

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'' in

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from 1949 to 1974, where he wrote a regular column titled "Spotlight on Sports". After retirement, due to severe case of psoriatic

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, Arn became a

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in 1983 and sold about 350 articles to over 60 major magazines, including ''

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'', '' Modern Maturity'', and ''

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Early life

Shein was born in

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Career

He began his career as a sports writer in 1949 working for the Reporter Dispatch. In 1955, he started working for the Port Chester Daily Item where he was a sports editor. After retiring in 1974, he became president and co-owner of Demar. He later moved to

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and pursued his career in writing and teaching courses in creative writing. While working for ''The Daily Item'', Arn interviewed sports stars of the era, such as

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and

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. He was also the

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for a large portion of

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Family

Shein was married to his wife Marylou for 56 years and together they had three daughters, eight grandchildren, and a great-great-grandson.

Death

Shein died on June 1, 2007, at the age of 78.

References

Sources

* http://www.ptm.org/98PT/SepOct/WeddingPromise.htm * http://www.jewsforjesus.org/publications/issues/10_3/ida * https://www.angelfire.com/theforce/cafs/cafsnewsltr400.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201215/http://legacy.com/SignOnSanDiego/Obituaries.asp?Page=Notice&PersonID=88955784 1928 births 2007 deaths American male journalists Writers from New York (state) 20th-century American journalists {{US-journalist-1920s-stub