Will Lang Jr.

William John Lang Jr. (October 7, 1914 – January 21, 1968) was an American journalist and a bureau head for Life magazine.

Six months later, he was summoned to New York City to work for Time and Life on a regular basis.

During World War II, Lang became Bureau Head in Algiers, Italy, Paris, and Berlin.

He also became friends with Bill Mauldin, Ernie Pyle, George Silk, John Steinbeck and Robert Capa.

During the war, he wrote many biographies, including those of Lucian Truscott, Bill Mauldin, J. Elmer Spyglass, Creighton Abrams, and Canadian manufacturer Ludger Dionne.

In February 1963, he was promoted to Chief Bureau Head of Domestic and Foreign Departments for Washington, D.C.'s Life branch.

[3][citation needed] Lang died from a heart attack while on a skiing trip with his family in St. Anton, Austria.