Marvin Zim ’57

Marvin died July 6, 2011, in Potomac, Md., of staph infections.  

Born in New York City, he came to Princeton and majored in history. He joined Key and Seal, was active in the Press Club, and roomed with Lou Moskowitz, Martin Rubin, Al Wells, Phil Greer, and Mike Glazerman.

After graduating, Marvin went to work at Time magazine, becoming bureau chief in several locations, including Washington, Chicago, and New Delhi. He worked with Time for 13 years, and at 30, was the youngest bureau chief at Time, reporting on the Indo-Pakistan war, the ascension of Indira Gandhi, and the defection of Svetlana Alliluyeva, Stalin’s daughter.

He remained at Time until 1970 as a Washington correspondent. In the early ’70s, he became a corporate-relations executive for Merrill Lynch. He returned to Time from 1974 to 1978 as publicity director. From 1975 to 1994 he worked for Union Pacific as director of corporate communications. Marvin retired but kept active helping to establish the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, among other activities.

To his wife, Anne; sons Eric, Michael, and Daniel; and five grandchildren, the class sends its sincere sympathy.