Born as June Rossbach in White Plains, New York. She was the daughter of Mabel Limburg and Max J.H. Rossbach. She was the grand niece of New York Governor Herbert H. Lehman, for whom the Lehman College is named. Her maternal grandmother was Clara Lehman Limburg, and her great-grandfather was Mayer Lehman, one of the founders of the Lehman Brothers firm.[2][3] She earned a bachelor's degree in English from Barnard College in 1940. Birge wrote several non-fiction books, including Courage to Change: An Introduction to the Life and Thought of Reinhold Niebuhr (Scribner, 1961); U Thant: The Search for Peace (Knopf, 1966); and, with Norman Tamarkin, The Pursuit of Health (Walker, 1985). Her plays included a musical, Asylum: The Strange Case of Mary Lincoln, and a play about the women around Franklin D. Roosevelt, Triangles.
Personal life and deathedit
In 1939, she married Jonathan Brewster Bingham, who served in Congress from 1965 to 1983 as a Democrat representing The Bronx; he died in 1986. They had four children: Sherrell Bingham Downes; Timothy Woodbridge Bingham; Claudia Bingham Meyers; and June Mitchell (Micki) Esselstyn (d. 1999).[4] In 1987, she married Robert Bowen Birge.[5]
^New York Sun: "Lehmans To Celebrate Rich Family History" By GARY SHAPIRO February 6, 2007
^Lehman College: "June Bingham Birge, 1919 - 2007" 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine August 27, 2007
^New York Times: "June Bingham Marries Robert B. Birge" March 29, 1987
^Gainesville Sun: "Local reverend dies of cancer" By GARY KIRKLAND October 28, 1999
^ ab"June Bingham Birge, Who Wrote Books and Plays, Dies at 88", The New York Times, August 29, 2007. Accessed May 4, 2008. "June Bingham Birge, the author of books and plays, died August 21 at her home in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. She was 88."
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NY Times obit
New York Sun obituary
Washington Post obituary
Photo of June Bingham Birge 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
January 01, 1970
june, bingham, birge, june, 1919, august, 2007, author, playwright, member, lehman, family, bornjune, rossbach, 1919, june, 1919white, plains, york, usdiedaugust, 2007, 2007, aged, york, city, useducationb, barnard, collegespousesjonathan, brewster, bingham, u. June Bingham Birge June 20 1919 August 21 2007 was an author playwright and member of the Lehman family 1 June Bingham BirgeBornJune Rossbach 1919 06 20 June 20 1919White Plains New York USDiedAugust 21 2007 2007 08 21 aged 88 New York City USEducationB A Barnard CollegeSpousesJonathan Brewster Bingham until his death Robert Bowen BirgeChildren4FamilyMayer Lehman great grandfather Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life and death 3 References 4 External linksBiography editBorn as June Rossbach in White Plains New York She was the daughter of Mabel Limburg and Max J H Rossbach She was the grand niece of New York Governor Herbert H Lehman for whom the Lehman College is named Her maternal grandmother was Clara Lehman Limburg and her great grandfather was Mayer Lehman one of the founders of the Lehman Brothers firm 2 3 She earned a bachelor s degree in English from Barnard College in 1940 Birge wrote several non fiction books including Courage to Change An Introduction to the Life and Thought of Reinhold Niebuhr Scribner 1961 U Thant The Search for Peace Knopf 1966 and with Norman Tamarkin The Pursuit of Health Walker 1985 Her plays included a musical Asylum The Strange Case of Mary Lincoln and a play about the women around Franklin D Roosevelt Triangles Personal life and death editIn 1939 she married Jonathan Brewster Bingham who served in Congress from 1965 to 1983 as a Democrat representing The Bronx he died in 1986 They had four children Sherrell Bingham Downes Timothy Woodbridge Bingham Claudia Bingham Meyers and June Mitchell Micki Esselstyn d 1999 4 In 1987 she married Robert Bowen Birge 5 June Bingham Birge died at her home in Riverdale The Bronx aged 88 from cancer 5 References edit New York Sun Lehmans To Celebrate Rich Family History By GARY SHAPIRO February 6 2007 Lehman College June Bingham Birge 1919 2007 Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine August 27 2007 New York Times June Bingham Marries Robert B Birge March 29 1987 Gainesville Sun Local reverend dies of cancer By GARY KIRKLAND October 28 1999 a b June Bingham Birge Who Wrote Books and Plays Dies at 88 The New York Times August 29 2007 Accessed May 4 2008 June Bingham Birge the author of books and plays died August 21 at her home in the Riverdale section of the Bronx She was 88 External links editNY Times obit New York Sun obituary Washington Post obituary Photo of June Bingham Birge Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title June Bingham Birge amp oldid 1194041902, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
