Born in Brooklyn, New York, Fadiman was a nephew of the émigré Ukrainian psychologist Boris Sidis and a first … See more

After graduation from Columbia, Fadiman taught English at the Ethical Culture High School (now known as the "Fieldston School") in the Bronx from 1925 to 1927.
In the late 1920s and early 1930s, Fadiman worked for … See more

Fadiman received the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation. See more

Fadiman's first marriage was in 1927 to Pauline Elizabeth Rush, with whom he had a son, Jonathan Rush. They divorced in 1949. His second marriage was in 1950 to Annalee Jacoby, aka Annalee Fadiman, an author, scr… See more