Frederick Morgan ’43

Fred died Feb. 20, 2004, after a long illness. He was 81.

He prepped for Princeton at St. Bernard's School in NYC and St. Paul's in Concord, N.H. At Princeton he was a member of Cloister, studied under the poet-critic Alan Tate, and with fellow Tiger Joseph Bennett '43, edited an undergraduate magazine called the Nassau Lit.

Following graduation and Army service during WWII, Fred sidestepped his father's soap business and began planning what would become his life's work, The Hudson Review. With Joseph Bennett and another Princetonian, William Arrowsmith '45, Fred envisioned a magazine that published established and unknown writers, reviewed books, and covered news of music, theater, dance, and the visual arts.

The Hudson Review's circulation never climbed above 4,000 but the magazine survived. Fred's third wife, Paula Deitz, continues to edit it today. After the magazine, which was published quarterly, Fred's greatest legacy lies in his poetry and the dozen or so volumes of verse he produced.

Besides Paula, Fred is survived by two daughters, Gaylen and Veronica; a son, George F.; and five grandchildren.

To the entire family, we extend our most heartfelt condolences.

The Class of 1943