Herbert Asbury - Later Career

Later Career

Herbert continued working as a reporter for various newspapers including the Atlanta Georgian, the New York Sun, the New York Herald and the New York Tribune. In 1928, he decided to devote his time exclusively to writing. During this time, he wrote numerous books and magazine articles on true crime. He was also involved in screenwriting and wrote several plays which appeared on Broadway. None were successful.

He married Edith Snyder in 1945, a journalist ultimately employed by The New York Times where she spent most of her career as a reporter.

After his final book The Great Illusion: An Informal History of Prohibition in 1950, he retired from writing. Asbury died on February 24, 1963 at the age 73 from a chronic lung disease.