Join us to celebrate
1944 – 2025
A Service of Celebration
Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 12:00 noon
75 Church Lane, Westport, CT 06880
Reception to Follow
At our home in Westport — address to follow RSVP.
We would love to have you join us to celebrate Jim’s life. Please let us know if you can make it.
From Oyster Bay to the University of Chicago, from Greenwich Village bookshops to the Cato Institute—the story of a writer, photographer, father, and champion of liberal ideals.
Read the Biography ›From earliest photographs in Oyster Bay through summers in Nantucket, hockey at Millbrook, family days in Westport, and beyond—a visual timeline of Jim’s life.
View the Timeline ›Before he turned to writing books, Jim traveled the world with a camera, shooting for magazines and for the love of the craft. A selection of his photographs.
View the Galleries ›Jim wrote eight books over the course of his career. Think you can identify them from their covers alone?
Take the Quiz ›