Biography:

Publicity director, editor. Born– March 22, 1922, Birmingham. Parents– Robert Edward and Annie Louis (Noyes) Carmichael. Education– University of Alabama, B.A., 1942; graduate study at Princeton University, 1944. Associate editor for Tricolor Magazine in New York City, 1944-46; Fascination magazine, 1946-48; Latin American correspondent for Holiday Magazine, 1948-49; director of advertising and public relations for the National Symphony Orchestra, 1950-53; director of advertising and public relations for Philadelphia and Boston symphony orchestras on tour in Washington, D.C., 1953-56; professional lecturer on collecting and collectors; freelance writer; publicity director for Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna, Va. Also wrote under the pseudonum Adam Best. Died December 29, 2013.

Source:

Contemporary Authors online

Publication(s):

The Best Years. S.l.; New Athaeneum, 1960.

Incredible Collectors, Weird Antiques and Odd Hobbies. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.; Prentice Hall, 1971.

Spaniel in the Lion’s Den. Westport, Conn.; Hyperion Press, 1947.