![]() ![]() ![]() Gilbreth graduated from the University of Michigan, where he served as editor of the college newspaper, The Michigan Daily.ĭuring World War II, he served as a naval officer in the South Pacific, participated in three invasions in the Admiralty Islands and the Philippines, and was decorated with two air medals and a bronze star. Gilbreth was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, the fifth child (and first boy) of the 12 children born to efficiency experts Frank Bunker Gilbreth and Lillian Moller Gilbreth, and grew up in the family home in Montclair, New Jersey, where he attended Montclair High School. Under his own name, he wrote multiple additional books, such as Time Out for Happiness and Ancestors of the Dozen, and a long-running newspaper column. He co-authored, with his sister Ernestine, the autobiographical bestsellers Cheaper by the Dozen (1948 which was adapted as a 1950 film) and Belles on Their Toes (1950 which was adapted as a 1952 film). (Ma– February 18, 2001) was an American journalist and author. ![]()
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