{{Infobox person |name = Arthur Pine |image = |caption = |birth_name = Arthur Pincus |birth_date = {{Birth date|1917|4|20}} |death_date = {{Death date and age|2000|10|26|1917|4|20}} |death_place = Port Washington, New York, US |birth_place = Brighton Beach, New York, US |other_names = Jay Richards, J. Richards<ref name=PenName1A/> |known_for = |employer = |occupation = Publicist, literary agent, author, composer |spouse = Harriette Scheiner (m. 1950–2000; his death)<ref name=Wedding>Tribune staff (December 25, 1950). [https://www.proquest.com/docview/1327452171/CEACF01840724C4DPQ/1 "Hunter College Aide and Fashion Stylist Are Brides"]. ''New York Herald Tribune''.</ref><ref name=NolanObit>Nolan, Frederick (November 1, 2000). [https://www.proquest.com/docview/311784090/985A8AB858C74938PQ/1 "Obituary: Arthur Pine"]. ''The Independent''.</ref> |children = 2 sons<ref name=NolanObit/> }} '''Arthur Pine''' (born '''Arthur Pincus'''; April 20, 1917 – October 26, 2000) was an American publicist, literary agent, self-help author, composer and playwright. He is also widely credited as the man behind the initial incarnation of Citizenship Day.<ref>Gross, Ben (May 12, 1947). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=72650454 “Listening In: Press Agent Takes Bow”]. ‘’New York Daily News’’.</ref><ref>Walker, Danton (May 13, 1947). [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96898924/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ "Gossip of the Nation"]. ''The Philadelphia Inquirer''.</ref><ref>Pine, Martin (June 28, 1948). [https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1948/1948-06-28-BC.pdf "'American Day' Origin"]. ''Broadcasting Telecasting: The Newsweekly of Radio and Television''. Page 16.</ref>
==Early life== He was born on April 20, 1917, in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn, the eldest of two sons born to Charles and Anna Pincus.<ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7D6-5LV Arthur Pincus - United States Census, 1930]. FamilySearch.</ref> While still in high school, the future publicist's pre-Pine byline found its way onto the pages of New York's Picture Newspaper when Pincus earned a five-dollar prize for his submission of the question ultimately selected for the December 9, 1934 edition of the paper's semi-regular person-on-the-street column, "The Inquiring Photographer."<ref>Jemail, James (December 9, 1934). [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73678796/daily-news/ "The Inquiring Photographer"]. ''New York Daily News''. December 9, 1934.</ref>
==Career== Arthur Pincus attended City College with every intention of pursuing a teaching career, but soon found that his heavy Brooklyn accent presented an all but insurmountable obstacle. Quickly shifting gears, he focused on finance, marketing and advertising while also writing and performing songs and plays. Accepting an entry-level position in an established firm, Pincus quickly attracted a number of music clients and resolved to start his own company. He realized, however, that a name change would be advisable; not merely for purposes of de-ethnicization, but also by way of distancing himself from the famously disreputable character "Pinkie Pincus," as then recently portrayed onstage by comic Lou Holtz.<ref name=NolanObit/> Thus was born not only a legally named Arthur Pine, but also the Arthur Pine Agency<ref>Tribune staff (October 16, 1942). [https://www.proquest.com/docview/1266909597/BBE2D26E4FC04B01PQ/5 "News in the Advertising Field: Agency Appointments"]. ''New York Herald Tribune''. Retrieved October 13, 2020.</ref> and, not long after, Arthur Pine Associates.<ref name="PH2AP">Eagle staff (October 5, 1944). [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60565380 "Arthur Pine Associates to Handle Inn Publicity"]. ''The Brooklyn Daily Eagle''.</ref>
Although at first, Pine's client base was composed primarily of performers (e.g. Gordon, Dinah Shore,<ref name=NolanObit/> Betty Madigan,<ref name="DKreBM">Kleiner, Dick (March 22, 1954). [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5UwfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qk0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5898%2C2001448&dq=artie+pine+betty+madigan "Dentistry Taught Via TV"]. ''The Pittsburgh Press''.</ref> Delores Gray, Betty Garrett, Lisa Kirk and Ella Logan<ref>Walker, Danton (July 8, 1953). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=61373311 "Broadway: Broadway Beat"]. ''New York Daily News''.</ref>), by the 1970s, the firm was functioning almost exclusively as a literary agency, albeit one with a high quotient of show-biz-related projects.<ref name=NolanObit/>
==Notable clients== <small>From ''Independent'' obituary,<ref name=NolanObit/> unless otherwise indicated.</small>
{{div col}} <!-- default width is 30em --> *Jim Bacon *Jack Benny *Milton Berle *George Burns *Sammy Cahn *Carroll Carroll<ref>Locher, Frances C., editor (1981). [https://archive.org/details/contemporaryauth101gale/page/104/mode/2up?q=%22agent+arthur+pine%22 ''Contemporary Authors, Volume 101'']. Detroit, MI: Gale Research. pp. 104-105.</ref> *John Clive<ref>Grant, Hank (April 8, 1979). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=73820065 "Hollywood Reporter"]. ''The San Francisco Examiner''. Page 45.</ref> *Sonia Darrin<ref>Lait, Jack (August 7, 1946). [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60728915 "Broadway and Elsewhere: Mostly About Interesting People; Seen Together"]. ''The Tampa Bay Times''. Page 14.</ref><ref>Gross, Ben (October 18, 1946) [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58921915 "Listening In"]. ''New York Daily News''. Page 34.</ref> *Jimmy Durante *Wayne Dyer *Blossom Elfman<ref>Grant, Hank (August 13, 1978). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=73814773 "Hollywood Reporter"]. ''The San Francisco Examiner''. Page 30.</ref> *Totie Fields<ref>Wilson, Earl (January 27, 1977). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=73812057 "Earl Wilson"]. ''Camden Courier-Post''. Page 2.</ref> *Betty Garrett<ref name="DWreBGDGLKEL">Walker, Danton (July 8, 1953). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=73796359 "Broadway"]. ''New York Daily News''. Page 63.</ref> *Gray Gordon *Dolores Gray<ref name="DWreBGDGLKEL"/> *James Grippando<ref>Grippando, James (2015). [https://archive.org/details/caneabe0000grip/page/434/mode/2up?q=%22agent+artie+pine%22 ''Cane and Abe'']. New York: Harper Collins. p. 435. {{ISBN|9780062295415}}</ref> *Red Holzman<ref name =ReHo>Holzman, Red; Frommer, Harvey (1987). [https://archive.org/details/redonred00holz/page/n9/mode/2up?q=%22agent+artie+pine%22 ''Red on Red'']. New York: Bantam Books. p. vii. {{ISBN|055305225X}}</ref> *Bob Hope *Billie Jean King *Lisa Kirk<ref name="DWreBGDGLKEL"/> *Richard Kollmar<ref>Gross, Ben (August 5, 1946). [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73793339/daily-news/ "Listening In"]. ''New York Daily News''. Page 80.</ref> *The Korn Kobblers<ref name=KKs>Orodenker, M. H. (February 6, 1943). [https://books.google.com/books?id=lwwEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22artie+pine%22+%22radio+show%22&pg=PT24 "Selling the Band: Off the Kobb"]. ''The Billboard''.</ref> *Hedy Lamarr *Michael LeBoeuf<ref>Leboeuf, Michael (1987). [https://archive.org/details/howtowincustomer00lebo/page/n7/mode/2up ''How to Win Customers and Keep Them for Life''] New York: Berkeley Books. Page 7. {{ISBN|0-425-11468-6}}</ref> *Michael Levine,<ref name =MiLe1>Trotsky, Susan M., editor (1962). [https://archive.org/details/contemporaryauth133gale/page/228/mode/2up?q=%22agent+arthur+pine%22 ''Contemporary Authors, Volume 133'']. Detroit, MI: Gale Research. p. 228.</ref> *Liberace<ref name =Li1>Bacon, James (October 26, 1975). [https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist19751026?q=%22agent+arthur+pine%22 "James Bacon's Hollywood"]. ''The Daily Colonist''.</ref> *Ella Logan<ref name="DWreBGDGLKEL"/> *Betty Madigan<ref name="DKreBM"/> *Michael Medved<ref name =MiMe>Medved, Michael (2004). [https://archive.org/details/rightturns00mich/page/162/mode/2up?q=%22agent+artie+pine%22 ''Right Turns: From Liberal Activist to Conservative Champion in 35 Unconventional Lessons'']. New York: Random House. pp. 162-163. {{ISBN|9781400098323}}.</ref> *Marc Olden<ref>Wilson, Earl (October 28, 1982). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=73810354 "Barbara Walters to Meet Her Match"]. ''The Miami News''. Page 19.</ref> *James Patterson *Susan RoAne<ref name=SuRo>RoAne, Susan (2001). [https://books.google.com/books?id=ANDRZNWwjS0C&dq=%22agent+artie+pine%22&pg=PT5 ''What Do I Say Next?: Talking Your Way to Business and Social Success — Biz Books to Go'']. New York: Warner Books. {{ISBN|9780446930345}}.</ref> *Dinah Shore *Phil Silvers *Jack Smith<ref>Smith, Jack (November 8, 1988). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=73812593 "Developing His Street Smarts in New York"]. ''The Los Angeles Times''. Page 64.</ref> *Cameron Stauth<ref>Stauth, Cameron (1992). [https://archive.org/details/goldenboysunauth00stau/page/n9/mode/2up ''The Golden Boys: The Unauthorized Inside Look at the U.S. Olympic Basketball Team'']. New York: Pocket Books. Page VII. {{ISBN|0-671-76049-1}}.</ref> *Sylvia Wallace<ref>Wilson, Earl (September 23, 1975). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=73812925 "Frankie and Jackie"]. ''St. Joseph Gazette''. Page 6.</ref> *Walter Wanger *Jack M. Warner<ref>Wilson, Earl (August 9, 1980). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=73810823 "British Actress Jane Seymour is sold on quiet Mackinac Island"]. ''The Miami News''. Page 6A.</ref> *Earl Wilson *Bob Wolff<ref>Wolff, Bob (1996). [https://archive.org/details/itsnotwhowonorlo0000wolf/page/92/mode/2up ''It's Not Who Won or Lost the Game; It's How You Sold the Beer'']. South Bend: Diamond Communications. pp. 92–94. {{ISBN|1-888698-00-4}}.</ref> {{div col end}}
==Personal life== On December 24, 1950, at the Gramercy Park Hotel in Manhattan, Arthur Pine and fashion stylist Harriette Scheiner were married and remained so until his death nearly 50 years later, even as preparations were underway for their golden wedding anniversary. During the 1950s and sixties, the Pines raised two sons,<ref name=NolanObit/> David Jay<ref name=Birth1>Broadcasting staff (October 27, 1952). [https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/52-OCR/BC-1952-10-27-OCR-Page-0082.pdf#search=%22arthur%20pine%22 "Allied Arts"]. ''Broadcasting''. Retrieved April 24, 2026.</ref> and Richard S. Pine,<ref name=Birth2>Times staff (September 18, 1955). [https://www.proquest.com/docview/113241525/A8375B91AC840F1PQ/1 "Son Born to the Arthur Pines"]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 24, 2026.</ref> Richard later becoming a member of his father's firm and eventually a prominent literary agent in his own right.<ref>Cummings, Ann Marie (June 28, 2009). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=61024786 "Self-Publishing On Purpose: For some, it's a quick, easy way to get their story told; A New Respect"]. ''Elmira Star-Gazette''.</ref> Consequently, most, if not all, of Arthur Pine's subsequent composing and arranging credits bore the pseudonym Jay (or J.) Richards.<ref name=PenName1A>Library of Congress (July—December 1959). [https://books.google.com/books?id=AD0hAQAAIAAJ&dq=%22sandy+the+sound+man%22+%22jay+richards%22&pg=PA1540 Music, Current Registrations: "Sandy the Sound Man"]. ''Catalogue of Copyright Entries, Third Series; Volume 13, Part 5, Number 2''.</ref>
==Works== ===Books=== * ''Your Family Business: A Practical, Step-by-Step Guide for Making Both Your Relationships and Your Business Rewarding and Successful'' (1990) * ''One Door Closes, Another Door Opens: Turning Your Setbacks Into Comebacks'' (1994), with Julie Houston * ''Unexpected Roads: A Personal Success Journal'' (1995), with Julie Houston * ''It Must Have Been a Miracle: Everyday Lives Touched by Miracles'' (1995), by Kelsey Tyler (joint pseudonym of Pine and Karen Kingsbury)
===Musical Comedies=== * ''Golden Glory'' (1939, un-produced; with Gray Gordon)<ref>Variety staff (July 12, 1939). [https://archive.org/details/variety135-1939-07/page/n104/mode/1up "Legitimate: New Scripts"]. ''Variety''.</ref> * ''High Tide'' (1943), optioned by Jerry Lester<ref>Corby, Jane (August 24, 1943). [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60702249 "Ruth Chatterton at the Flatbush"]. ''The Brooklyn Daily Eagle''.</ref>
===Songs=== * "We're In It, Let's Win It" (1942, with Leo Corday and Harold Grant)<ref>Billboard staff (January 3, 1942). "Music Items: Publishers and People". ''The Billboard''.</ref> * "Victory Polka" (1942, with Bernie Bierman)<ref>Billboard staff (October 31, 1942). "Music Items: Publishers and People; Songs and Such". ''The Billboard''.</ref> * "The Big Sleep" (1946, with Sonia Darrin); never recorded, but performed and broadcast live on WOR on Saturday October 19, 1946<ref>Gross, Ben (October 18, 1946). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=58921915 "Listening In"]. ''New York Daily News''.</ref> * "Just Like Sam" (1958, as Jay Richards, with Mort Garson and Earl Shuman)<ref>[https://www.dada-records.de/shop/records-vinyl-records/vinyl-single-45rpm-oldies-rocknroll-rockabilly-doowop-etc/betty-madigan-dick-jacobs-and-his-orchestra-just-like-sam-mort-garson-jay-richards-earl-shuman-now-a-days-mort-garson-earl-shuman-35947/ "Betty Madigan - Just Like Sam (Mort Garson-Jay Richards-Earl Shuman)"]. ''Dada-Records-De''.</ref> * "Sandy the Sound Man" (1959, as Jay Richards, with Leonard Whitcup, Chet Gierlach)<ref name=PenName1A/> * "The Wishing Song" (1960, as Jay Richards, with Eddy Manson)<ref>Library of Congress (January–June 1960). [https://books.google.com/books?id=qzAhAQAAIAAJ&dq=%22jay+richards%22+%22wishing+song%22&pg=PA515 Music, Current Registrations: "The Wishing Song"]. ''Catalogue of Copyright Entries, Third Series; Volume 14, Part 5, Number 1''. Page 515.</ref> * "The Forfeit Game" (1964, with Harriette Pine); on Jim Ameche's ''Humpty Dumpty''<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/Jim-Ameche-Humpty-Dumpty/release/14627073 "Jim Ameche — "Humpty Dumpty"]. ''Discogs''.</ref>
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==Further reading== ===Articles=== * Orodenker, M. H. (January 17, 1942). [https://books.google.com/books?id=GwwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT14 “Selling the Band; Exploitation, Promotion and Showmanship Ideas: Army Girl”]. ‘’The Billboard’’. * Broadcasting · Telecasting staff (September 1, 1947). [https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/47-OCR/1947-09-01-BC-OCR-Page-0047.pdf#search=%22arthur%20pine%22 "Allied Arts: Arthur Pine"]. ''Broadcasting '''·''' Telecasting''. * Jemail, Jimmy (April 9, 1948). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=60719310 "The Inquiring Photographer"]. ''New York Daily News''. * Gallico, Paul (May 15, 1948). [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73795761/tampa-bay-times/ "The Underground: Course for Press Agents Gives Gallico the Shivers"]. ''Tampa Bay Times''. * Kleiner, Dick (March 25, 1954). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=61029180 "The Marquee: T.V.—Stage—Radio—Records—People"]. ''Casper Morning Star''. * Pine, Arthur (February 16, 1992). [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/16/nyregion/l-cary-grant-recalled-as-unpretentious-021092.html "Letters to the Long Island Editor: Cary Grant Recalled as Unpretentious"]. ''The New York Times''. * Pine, Arthur (January 9, 1994). [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73889472/chicago-tribune/ "Q&A: In 'One Door Closes, Another Opens,' Arthur Pine tells how to turn setbacks into comebacks"]. ''The Chicago Tribune''.
===Miscellaneous=== * [http://digitalcollections.library.cmu.edu/awweb/awarchive?type=file&item=36068 Private correspondence] between Pine and Herbert A. Simon regarding proposed book about 1996 Deep Blue-Garry Kasparaov match. ''CMU Digital Collections''.
==External links== * [https://inkwellmanagement.com/client/arthur-pine InkWell Management].
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