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The late Reverend James B. Simpson's passion was collecting the words of others. He left his career as a journalist to become an Episcopal priest, but he retained a strong appreciation for journalism.〔"Obama: The President's Historic First Year in Quotes, ''booklet of Simpson's Contemporary Quotations, Notable Quotes Since 1950''." Sponsored by The James B. Simpson Fellowship in The School of Communication, American University.〕 He published several volumes of quotation books under the name of Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations. His work continues to be a trusted and recognized favorite among journalists, scholars, academics and quote enthusiasts.〔 == Early Life and Journalism == Born the youngest son of an undertaker, Simpson was a native of Fort Smith, Arkansas.〔Coderre, Jennifer. “A lifetime’s notable quotables: Cathedral Heights resident preserves phrases for posterity.” ''Northwest Passages'', March 4, 1998〕 Simpson would joke that his love for quotes was perhaps genetic since his mother—who died when he was just an infant—would also highlight her favorite passages and clip articles from newspapers and magazines just like the hobby that her son developed.〔Montgomery, Christine. “Priest holds words sacred: Say it write.” ''The Washington Times'', Dec. 13, 1997〕 His childhood hometown was also where he first began his journalism career. Once finished with high school, he wrote for the local newspaper, the ''Southwest American''.〔Herbstman, Scott. “SOC will inherit book rights,” Eagle Campus Report, Feb. 16, 1988〕 Subsequently, Simpson attended the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University near Chicago where he continued his study the subject. During this time, his love for quotes began to blossom. Simpson took a sociology course which provided the inspirational backdrop to collecting contemporary quotations as he has likened the art of archiving quotes to “a sociology project.” When he was a senior in college, he even asked his parents for ''Bartlett's Familiar Quotations'' for Christmas one year.〔Herbstman.〕〔Coderre.〕 Upon graduation from Northwestern in 1949, Simpson embarked on a career in journalism by writing for the Associated Press and United Press International.〔Webber, Brad. “Quoting the quote quester on makings of a good quote.” ''Daily Herald'', Jan. 11, 1989〕〔Jonathan Walters. “Notable quotes are something to talk about,” USA Weekend, July 29–31, 1988〕〔Montgomery.〕 He spent his summers working in newsrooms in cities across the country such as Chicago and San Francisco before ultimately settling in New York.〔 Besides his domestic travels, he also reported internationally from London, Lagos, Moscow, Tokyo, and Beijing.〔Simpson, James B. Ed., ''Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations: The Most Notable Quotes From 1950 to the Present'', 1997.〕 In addition, Simpson had written for periodicals including ''Esquire'', ''Town & Country'', ''TV Guide'', ''Reader’s Digest'', and the ''New York Times Magazine''.〔HarperReference News Release, "Simpson's Contemporary Quotations."〕 Later in life as a priest, he was also a correspondent for the British publications, ''The Living Church'' and ''Church Times'', and authored several books on religion including ''Veil and Cowl: Writings from the World of Monks and Nuns'', ''Regent of the Sea'', ''The Long Shadows of Lambeth X'', ''Stars in His Crown: Anglican Religious Orders'', ''Discerning God's Will: Lambeth XI'', ''Seasons of the Spirit'', and ''A Treasury of Anglican Art''.〔Simpson.〕 Apart from his career as a journalist, Simpson was also a television network consultant, worked in the advertising world as an account executive and then had a stint in corporate public relations.〔Walker, Danna. "The Rev. James B. Simpson Endowment Status Report." School of Communication, American University.〕 His interest in quotes stemmed from his journalistic experience and an introduction to early television. During the 15 years he spent in New York, one of his first jobs involved searching for the funny or unique sayings of upcoming guest stars on the early NBC talk show, "Who Said That?"〔〔West, Woody. “Reference books for those who love words.” ''The Washington Times'', June 27, 1988〕 His job was to clip quotations from the day’s paper for use on the program.〔Shiffman, John. "May He Quote You on That? SOC Benefits from Episcopal Priest's Lifetime Obsession with What People Say" ''AU Communication'', Vol.1 No.1, Fall 1997〕 It began when in 1951, Zsa Zsa Gabor, a star of the show, asked Simpson—who was working as a young radio journalist in New York City at the time—to collect some quotes that would be useful for that day’s program. Subsequently, other stars began utilizing Simpson as well. Finally, after learning of his assistance, the show’s producers asked him to take the lead on writing the show.〔 By the time the show was cancelled, Simpson had already compiled enough quotes to publish the first version of his quote compendiums in 1957 under the title ''Best Quotes of ’54, ’55, ’56''.〔〔“Lifetime of Research Leads to New Edition of Father Simpson’s Favorite Quotes. ''The Georgetown Letter'', Vol. 2, No. 2, March 1991〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James B. Simpson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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