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- Robert Jay Lifton was born on May 16, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Horizon (1964), Threads (1984) and In Search of... (1976). He was married to Betty Jean Kirschner. He died on September 4, 2025 in Truro, Massachusetts, USA.
- SpouseBetty Jean Kirschner(1952 - November 19, 2010) (her death, 2 children)
- Published two books of humorous cartoons about birds.
- Father Harold A. Lifton was a businessman, mother Ciel Roth was a homemaker.
- Was admitted to New York Medical College in 1944, graduating in 1948.
- In 1942 he enrolled at Cornell University at the age of 16.
- Was a member of Collegium International, an organization of leaders with political, scientific, and ethical expertise whose goal is to provide new approaches in overcoming the obstacles in the way of a peaceful, socially just and an economically sustainable world.
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