Aline B. Saarinen

Aline Bernstein Saarinen (March 25, 1914 – July 13, 1972) was an American art and architecture critic, author and television journalist.

Early life and education Aline Bernstein was born on March 25, 1914, in New York City, the daughter of Irma (Lewyn) and Allen Milton Bernstein, both of German Jewish descent. Her father was the head of an investment firm and an amateur painter. Her mother also painted, and she was encouraged to take an interest in the arts.

In 1931, she graduated from the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in The Bronx, and then attended Vassar College, where she studied art and developed an interest in journalism. She graduated in 1935 with an A.B. degree.

Aline divorced Joseph Louchheim in 1951. In 1970, Saarinen prepared a one-hour NBC program in celebration of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Centennial.

In 1971, she was made head of NBC's Paris news bureau, making her the first woman to head a network's foreign bureau. She held this position until her death from a brain tumor on July 13, 1972.

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