by Bill Lascher
See also Doña Nati escape censorship. See wartime press conditions
Cerf, Bennett, 332
Chambers, Whittaker, 363
Chang, T. K., 71, 72
Chang Hsueh-liang (Zhang Xueliang), 28–29
Chan Ka Yik, 25–26, 30–33, 34–35, 50, 51, 53–54
Chiang, Madame. See Soong, Mayling
Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi)
air raid shelter disaster (June 1941) and, 174
AWJ’s United China Relief work and, 201
censorship and, 180–81
Chungking capital move, 76
Keller on, 49
Luce’s support for, 364
Marco Polo Bridge incident, 39
Pai Chung-hsi and, 26
Sian incident, 28–29, 31, 36, 37
Sino-Japanese negotiations (1937), 43–44
Wilkie invitation, 152
See also Kuomintang
China Clipper, 58, 161
China Press, 65
China Week, 151–52. See also United China Relief
Ching, George (Ching Ta-Min), 25–26, 33, 51, 53, 60
Ching, Teddy, 158
Chou En-lai (Zhou Enlai), 76, 182
Christian Science, 15, 129, 272
Chungking
air raid shelter disaster (June 1941), 170–76
AWJ sojourn (1943), 362–63
photos of, 75, 85, 91
reunion visit (1985), 366–67
See also MJ’s Chungking sojourn (1941); MJ’s Chungking Voice of China job (1940)
Churchill, Mike, 139
Churchill, Winston, 262
Click magazine, 149, 161
Clipper planes, 58, 151, 160–65, 215
Close, Winton “Whimp” Ralph, 18–19, 53
Cole, Peggy, 1–2, 370–73
Communist Chinese
anti-Communism and, 364
Chou En-lai editorial, 182
Kuomintang tensions with, 166–67, 181–82
Long March, 28
New Fourth Army incident, 166–67, 181
Sian incident and, 28–29, 31, 36, 37
Soong sisters and, 88
United China Relief and, 144, 152
United Front, 29, 39, 166, 167
See also Sino-Japanese War
Corregidor
fall of, 343
MacArthur evacuation from, 281–82, 284, 326
U.S. troops removal to, 5–6, 8, 236, 238, 241, 242–43, 255–56, 259–61
See also Corregidor sojourn
“Corregidor Cable No. 79” (Jacoby), 311
Corregidor sojourn, 262–70, 271–79
arrival, 255, 256–61
AWJ’s experience, 268–69
Corregidor environment, 255–56, 258–61, 265–66, 267–68, 276–78
escape plans, 279–80, 282–85
“Europe First” strategy and, 261–62, 279, 280–81
MJ-AWJ collaborations, 264–65, 275
MJ-AWJ relationship during, 271–73
personal radio messages, 273–74
press conditions, 263–64, 279
reporting from, 262–63, 271, 274–76, 278–79, 311
Romulo friendship, 266–67
U.S. reinforcement hopes, 262, 267, 270, 271, 279
See also Princesa de Cebu escape
Cox, James, 64
Crowther, Bosley, 139
Dale, Lt. Jack, 346
Deane, Hugh, 25, 26, 27, 79, 80, 367
Decoux, Adm. Jean, 105, 107, 108, 110
Dee Chuan Lumber Company, 240–41, 244
de Lisle, Daniel Armand, 115, 116
DeMille, Cecil B., 13–14
Diller, Lt. Col. LeGrande “Pick”, 224–25, 257, 260, 284–85, 331, 341
Disney, Walt, 160
Donald, W. H., 94
Doña Nati escape, 312–27
arrival in Australia, 326–27, 328–29
home worries, 322, 325–26
leaving Cebu, 314–18
Lexington encounter, 322–23
open ocean environment, 319–20
plans for, 312–14
“This Is Our Battle” book manuscript work, 323–24
See also Australia sojourn
Dong Xianguang. See Tong, Hollington “Holly”
Douglas Airview magazine, 357
Dunn, William J., 209, 214, 241, 331
Durdin, Peggy, 80, 81, 140, 331, 342, 366–67
Durdin, Tillman, 63, 80, 140, 180, 187, 242, 331, 366–67
East-West Association, 361, 362
Epstein, Israel, 80
escape from the Philippines
La Florecita escape to Corregidor, 244, 249–51, 255–57
Manila escape plans, 5, 6–9, 235, 237–38, 239–46
Manila press community Christmas celebrations, 235
preparations to leave Manila, 246–49
publicity for, 328–29, 336, 337, 338
See also Cebu sojourn; Corregidor sojourn; Doña Nati escape; Princesa de Cebu escape
“Europe First” strategy, 225–26, 234, 261–62, 280–81
Fadiman, Anne (AWJ’s daughter), 133, 268–69, 272, 351, 362, 363, 368
Fadiman, Clifton (AWJ’s second husband), 365–66, 367, 368
Field Artillery Journal, 264
Fisher, F. McCracken “Mac”, 45
Fisher, Mac, 174
Fitch, Kempton, 37
Fitzgerald, F. Scott, 137
La Florecita escape to Corregidor, 244, 249–51, 255–57
Floyd, Nat, 246, 278
Flying Tigers (American Volunteer Group), 118, 178–79, 226
Foley, Walter Brooks, 218–19
Foreign Correspondents Club of China, 181
French, Paul, 64
Fumimaro, Konoye, 44
Gabell, Phyllis, 163
Gable, Clark, 358
Ganap Party, 258
Garside, B. A., 144–45
Gates, Artemus L., 145
George, Brig. Gen. Harold H. “Pursuit Hal”, 270, 338, 339–40, 346, 347
Gibson, Charles Dana, 5
Gibson, E. Kay, 5
Golden Gate International Exhibition (1939-1940), 58–59, 60
The Good Earth (Buck), 145, 157–58
Gould, Randall, 61, 64, 68, 79, 81, 82, 116, 152
Graham, Betty, 81
Graham, David Crockett, 198, 199
Great Depression, 39, 128, 133–35
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, 105, 258
Grew, Joseph, 115
Guillumette, Paul, 147
Haas, Robert, 332
Hahn, Emily, 118
Hahn, Mickie, 164
Haiphong incident (1940), 8, 112–16, 141
Hanoi, 102–5. See also Indochina
Hastings, William, 244, 250, 251, 256
Held, Alacia, 72, 169
Hemlock Society, 367
Hersey, John, 147–48, 151, 157, 208
Hewlett, Frank, 246, 278, 342
Hindson, Curtis, 246, 278
Hoffman, Paul G., 145
Hollywood
AMJ’s career, 135–39, 155, 190–91
MJ’s origins in, 13–15
United China Relief support, 157–58, 159–60
Hong Kong, 70–71, 117–18, 206–7, 208
Hong Xiuqian, 26
Honky Tonk (film), 139, 190
Hook, Second Lt. William, 344–45
Huff, Lt. Col. Sidney, 225, 284–85, 331, 341
Hughes, Mrs. James E., 145
Hulburd, David, 218, 274, 300, 309, 322, 325–26, 328, 356. See also Time magazine
Hull, Cordell, 43, 274
Ind, Col. Allison, 339, 344, 345, 348
Indochina, 98
Japanese occupation, 103–4, 105, 108–9, 110, 112–15
Kunming-Haiphong railway attacks, 98–99
MJ’s trip to (1940), 100–105
See also MJ’s United Press job (Indochina)
Institute for Pacific Relations (IPR), 59, 60, 119, 143
Inter
national House project (Stanford University), 52–53
Jacoby, Annalee Whitmore (AWJ), 7
Agricultural Adjustment
Administration job, 133–35
appearance, 131
Arizona State University conference (1982), 366
Captiva residence, 367
Chungking arrival (1941), 194–98
Chungking reunion visit (1985), 366–67
death of, 367–68
early journalism career, 129–31, 132, 133–35
early life, 128–29
engagement to MJ, 202–6, 207–8, 213–15
gender breakthroughs of, 129, 132–33
Hollywood career, 135–41, 155, 190–91
idiosyncratic shorthand of, 137
Japanese approach to Manila, 7–9
MJ’s death and, 349–50, 351, 352, 353–59
MJ’s reconnection with, 127–28, 141–42, 155–58
MJ correspondence (1941), 189, 191–92
photographic memory of, 130, 136–37, 310
photographs of, 220
photography by, 275, 335
relationship with Elza Meyberg, 354, 356–57, 358–59
relationship with MJ, 221, 271–73, 307–9, 368
Shinno family and, 361–62
Thunder Out of China, 363–64, 365
Time magazine correspondent job (1943), 362–63
travel to China (1941), 192–95
United China Relief job (Chungking, 1941), 192, 199–200, 201–2
university years, 20, 127, 129–33, 134
wedding, 8, 218–21
See also Philippines invasion threat (1941)
Jacoby, Elza Stern. See Meyberg, Elza Stern Jacoby
Jacoby, Melville (MJ’s father), 14, 15
Jacoby, Melville Jack (MJ)
appearance, 18
artifacts of, 1–3, 310, 370–73
aviation training, 30, 346
AWJ’s reconnection with, 127–28, 141–42, 155–58
Bay Area visit (1942), 126–27
Chichibu Maru voyage (1937), 49–50
childhood writing, 17
China travels (1937), 35–38, 40–41, 42–46
death of, 344–48, 349–55, 371, 372
early journalism career, 20, 27–28, 45, 51–52, 54–58, 59–60
early life, 14–18
engagement to AWJ, 202–6, 207–8, 213–15
film interests, 45, 46
grand tour, 21–22
Japanese approach to Manila, 7–9
Japan travels (1937), 47–48
job search (1941), 146–51, 158
military draft and, 110, 149, 154, 157, 261, 326, 337
NBC radio stringer job (1941), 150, 151, 168, 186, 212
photographs of, 2, 16, 46, 79, 93, 185, 220
relationship with AWJ, 221, 271–73, 307–9, 368
return to the United States (1942), 119–22
Shanghai sojourn (1939), 61–67
Stanford master’s studies, 54–58, 59
Time magazine correspondent job (1941), 168, 176, 177
“Tony Tramp” nickname, 19
travel bug, 49–50
university years, 18–20, 51–54
wedding, 8, 218–21
See also headings beginning with MJ
Japanese-American internment, 361, 362
Jasper, Lt. Robert, 347
Jiang Jieshi. See Chiang Kai-shek
Johnson, Capt. Alexander, 313
Johnson, Eugene, 48, 148
Judah, Chet, 244, 250, 251, 256
Kawânanakoa, Lydia Liliuokalani, 217
Keller, Helen, 49–50
Killery, Valentine, 162–63
King, Maj. Gen. Edward P., 334
Kirkland, Wallace, 355
Kline, John, 21
Korea, 47
Kreiner, Charles, 175–76
Kung, H. H., 79, 87, 196, 198. See also Soong, Ay-ling
Kunming-Haiphong railway attacks (1940), 98–99
Kuomintang
Chungking capital move, 76–77
Communist Chinese tensions with, 166–67, 181–82
Lingnan students’ opinions of, 27
Marco Polo Bridge (Lugouqiao) incident, 38–39, 40
New Life Movement, 31, 201–2
Sian incident, 28–29, 31, 36, 37
United China Relief as benefit for, 144, 152
Wang Ching-wei agent network and, 63–64
See also MJ’s Chungking Voice of China job (1940); Sino-Japanese War; Voice of China
Lamont, Thomas W., 145
Lanchow, 182–83
Laos, 116–17
Lascher, Bill, 173
Lasky, Jesse, 13–14
Lattimore, Owen, 177
Leaf, Earl, 71, 72, 94, 146–47, 151, 157, 192, 206
Lee, Clark
Cebu sojourn, 302, 304, 307, 308
Corregidor sojourn, 258, 263, 268, 278
Doña Nati escape, 313, 315, 316, 320, 321–22, 323, 327
La Florecita escape to Corregidor, 249–51, 255–57
friendship with MJ, 217–18
Manila escape plans, 235, 239, 243, 244, 249
Manila press community Christmas celebrations, 235
panda diplomacy and, 221–22
Pearl Harbor attack news and, 227
preparations to leave Manila, 246
Princesa de Cebu escape, 283–84, 287, 294, 299–300
Lee, Warren, 183
Lee Ya-Ching, 153
Lehman, Herbert, 152
Leitao, Carlos, 30, 71
Leitao, Marie, 30, 51, 71, 156
Lend-Lease Act (1941), 154, 177
Leonard, Royal, 178, 194, 223
Leong, Charles L., 54, 56–58
Liberty magazine, 265, 276
Life magazine. See MJ’s reporting for Life magazine
Lombard, Carole, 358
Long March, 28
Los Angeles Times, 78
Luce, Clare Boothe, 161, 219, 355
Luce, Henry R.
Chambers and, 363
Europe front priority, 355
MJ’s job hunt (1941) and, 166
MJ-AWJ reporting from Corregidor and, 311
MJ-AWJ wedding and, 219
MJ Time Far East bureau job offer, 200–201
northwestern frontier reporting (1941) and, 181, 182
Philippines invasion threat (1941) and, 240
Princesa de Cebu escape and, 299–300
Thunder Out of China and, 364
travel to China (1941), 161, 163–64, 165, 166
United China Relief and, 143–44, 145, 146, 151, 153–54, 159–60
See also MJ’s reporting for Life magazine; Time magazine
Ludwig, William, 137, 138–39
Lugouqiao (Marco Polo Bridge)
incident (1937), 38–39, 40
MacArthur, Arthur, 334
MacArthur, Gen. Douglas
Australia headquarters, 329, 330
Corregidor escape plans and, 279–80, 282–84
Corregidor sojourn and, 261–62, 278–79
Manila evacuation, 281–82, 284, 326
MJ’s death and, 371
MJ’s photograph of, 333
MJ-AWJ wedding and, 220
Open City declaration, 5, 236–37, 281
Philippines invasion threat (1941), 5–6, 225–26, 227, 239
reporters escape and, 257
MacArthur, Jean, 284
McCarthy, Joseph, 364
McCurdy, Bill, 131
MacDaniel, Yates, 107
McEvoy, Dennis, 223
McNamara, Robert, 129
Mactan (hospital ship), 4–5, 239–40
Magellan, Ferdinand, 210
Manila, 208–10
Open City declaration, 5, 236–37, 281
war preparations in, 229–31, 233–34
See also MJ’s Time bureau chief job; Philippines; Philippines invasion threat (1941)
Mao Tse-tung (Mao Zedong), 28
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March of Time (radio series), 338, 372
Marco Polo Bridge (Lugouqiao)
incident (1937), 38–39, 40
Marks, Jackee, 206, 370–73
Marshall, Ray, 59
Martin, Gen. Maurice, 103, 110
Martinpantz, Pierre, 106–7
Meisenhelder, Ed, 148
Melville Jacoby (ship), 369–70, 373–75
Merrell, Bud, 31
Meyberg, Elza Stern Jacoby (MJ’s mother)
AWJ’s arrival in Chungking and, 196
AWJ’s United China Relief job and, 192
Corregidor sojourn and, 278
death of, 370
Doña Nati escape and, 322
loss of daughter Marilyn, 20
MJ’s birth and, 14
MJ’s death and, 349–50, 354
MJ’s early life and, 15–16
MJ’s return to the United States (1942) and, 121–22
MJ-AWJ engagement and, 204, 206, 208
relationship with AWJ, 354, 356–57, 358–59
Meyberg, Manfred (MJ’s stepfather), 16–17, 20, 33, 54, 204, 206
MGM, 136–39, 158, 162, 191, 192, 272, 356. See also Hollywood
Michie, Allan, 218, 223
“Missouri Mafia”, 65, 67
Mitter, Rana, 39, 40, 76
MJ’s Chungking sojourn (1941)
air raid shelter disaster (June 1941), 170–76
AWJ’s arrival, 194–98
AWJ correspondence, 189, 191–92
censorship, 180–81, 182, 195
Chungking environment, 167–68
engagement to AWJ, 202–6, 207–8
Far East bureau job offer, 200–201
Mydans friendship, 7–8, 182–85, 187–89
northwestern frontier reporting, 182–84
Time magazine correspondent job, 168, 176, 177, 188
travel to China, 160–65, 166
United China Relief work, 152–53, 157, 160, 198–200, 216
U.S. war role and, 177–79
Voice of China job offer, 150–51, 168–69
working conditions, 168–69, 186–87
MJ’s Chungking Voice of China job (1940), 70–97
Chiang Kai-shek dinner, 152–53
Chungking environment, 74–78, 83–86, 96–97
Chungking journalist community, 78–83
European war and, 95–96
job offer, 67–69, 72
MJ’s daily schedule, 89–91
MJ’s disillusionment with, 92–96, 99–100
MJ’s journey to Chungking, 70–71
MJ job scope, 73–74
proximity to Chinese leadership, 86–89
Voice of China origins, 72–73
MJ’s Lingnan University student exchange program, 22–35
friendships, 25–26, 30–33, 34–35
Kwangsi visit, 30–33
letters from, 23, 24–25
photo, 23
political context, 24, 26–27, 28–29
program overview, 20–21
