Name Charles Mohr | ||
Charles Henry Mohr (June 16, 1929 – June 17, 1989) was an American writer.
Mohr was born in Loup City, Nebraska. He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1951 and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He was a reporter for the Lincoln (Nebraska) Star in 1950 and 1951. After three years with United Press in Chicago, he joined Time magazine in 1954. His assignments for Time included San Francisco, the White House, New Delhi, Hong Kong and Saigon.
During the Vietnam War his reports appraised the policies underlying the war: attempts at secret bombing, strategic and planning failures, the use of napalm on civilians, efforts to pacify the Vietnamese people, and corruption in South Vietnam's leadership.
Mohr had a long history of heart problems complicated by diabetes. He suffered a fatal heart attack at his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, on June 17, 1989.