Remembering Uncle Dan

Dan Wakefield: His books, His Letters, and His Kindness

“Dear Betsy,

Am 91. Don't get your hopes up, it does not bring wisdom!

Much love and healing wishes in the coming days .”

Dan

Dan Wakefield, filmmaker Betsy (Blankenbaker) Murphy, and Ted Steeg at Columbia University in 2000 while making the documentary, New York in the 50s, based on Dan’s book of the same name.

Dan Wakefield and I were both from Indianapo…