F-2010-01319 INITIAL REQUEST

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• Document Creation Date: March 9, 2023
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• Publication Date: June 11, 2010

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Freedom of Information Act Request
Enformation and Privacy Coordinator
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Coordinator:
Under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. subsection 552,1 am requesting all information or records on a
deceased individual named Harry A. Bruno (1893-1978). Mr. Bruno was famous both for his aviation career
and for his work as a public relations pioneer. While I am interested in whatever files may be obtained related to
Bruno, I am particularly interested in the period 1950-1964.
I am a graduate student I believe my requests
could be categorized as either "educational & scientific" or "news media." I am willing to pay up to 50 dollars
for research and copying fees if need be, and perhaps more if there is good reason for me to believe the
documents would be relevant to my research; however: as a student without the resources available to those with
full-time employment, I would appreciate a fee waiver for my requests. Moreover, I believe my project qualifies
for a fee waiver; although my endeavor, if successfully written and eventually published, could be viewed as a
commercial interest, I believe the commercial possibilities are tenuous. Certainly the public interest in learning
about government processes during this important phase of American history outweighs the uncertain
commercial interest.
Please contact me before you process my request if it will be classified as "commercial;" I don't view my project
as commercial.
If you deny all or part of this request please cite each specific exemption you think justifies your refusal to
release the information and notify me of appeal procedures under the law.
If you have any questions about handling this request, you may telephone Inc at the number below.
Thank you for your time and your help. 1 look forward to hearing from you.
Bes
Joshua Erling Os gaard
obituary The New York Times
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Harry A. Bruno, 85, Pioneer Aviator
New York Times (1923-Current file); Mar 23, 1978;
ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York times (1851 -2006)
pg. 82
arry runo,
Harry A. Bruno, a pioneer aviator and
public-relations counselor for the aviation
industry and a variety of other business
clients, died Tuesday in Southampton
Hospital of a heart attack. he was 85
years old and lived at Montauk, LI,
Mr. Bruno was a member of the Early
Birds, a group of airmen who flew before
before World War I. He built and flew
a monoplane glider at Montclair, N.J.,
in 1910. He served with the British Royal
Flying Corps, Canada, during the war.
Mr. Bruno's clients included Charles
A. Lindbergh, Clarence D. Chamberlin,
Adm. Richard E. Byrd, Dr. Hugo Eckener,
Wiley Pest and Harold Getty, Jacqueline
Cochran and other pilots who made epic
flights. At his retirement in 1969, he a
board chairman of H. A. Bruno & Associ-
ates Inc., 30 Rockefeller Plaza, which he
f nun de d in 1923.
Criticized Lindbergh Position
The concern handled publicity for lead-
ing corporations in the atomic energy,
automotive, business-machines, copper,
electronics, financial, marine, motion-pic-
ture, plastic, petroleum, rubber and urani-
um fields.
Mr. Bruno was president of the Lotos
Club for 11 years, Before entering public
relations, he worked briefly for The
Montclair Herald Re was- born London
on Feb. 7, 1893, and was graduated from
Montclair High School. His parents,
Harry A. and Annie Thompson Bruno,
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5 ioneer Aviator
perished aboard the Lusitania in 1915.
Mr. Bruno's close relationship with
Colonel Lindbergh cooled shortly before
World War II, when he criticized the
flier's membership in the America First
Committee and his questioning of Ameri-
can aid to the British.
Mr. Bruno was a member of the adviso-
ry committee for the Harmon Internation-
al Trophies, awards made annually to the
world's outstanding aviators.
He was a founder in 1921 of the Quiet
Birdmen, a fraternal order of aviators,
and a trustee of the Air Force Historical
Foundation. Hi � book, "Wings Over
America" was published in 1942.
He had been a board member of the Na-
tional Aeronautic Association, an execu-
tive of the Wings Club of New York,
president of �the Adventurers Club and
public-relations counsel to New York
City's Department of Public Events, 1953
to 1965.
In 1930, he was married to Nydia de
Sosnowska, who was known on the
American musical comedy stage as Nydia
D'Arnell.
Two years after her death in 1970, Mr.
Bruno married Evelyn Denny Witten. She
is-his sole survivor.
There was a cremation but no funeral
service: A memorial service will be held
at ,2 P.M., next Tuesday at the Communi-
ty Church in Montauk, Another memorial
service is scheduled at 11:30 A.M. next
Wednesday at the Frank E. Campbell
Funeral Chapel, 1076 Madison Avenue.
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