Robert B. Shnayerson

Robert Beahan Shnayerson (December 8, 1925 – March 6, 2022) was an American magazine editor and journalist. He worked for The New York Daily News, Life, and Time, served as editor-in-chief of Harper's Magazine from 1971 to 1976, and later founded Quest magazine. He was also the author of The Illustrated History of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Early life and education Shnayerson was born in New York City on December 8, 1925, to Charles Beahan, a novelist and screenwriter, and Madalene Griffin.

Shnayerson's interest in the law led to the publication of The Illustrated History of the Supreme Court of the United States by Abrams in association with the Supreme Court Historical Society in 1986. After her death in 1973, he married Laurie Platt Winfrey in 1980. He had four children.

Shnayerson died at his home in Hillsdale, New York, on March 6, 2022, of complications of vascular disease, aged 96.