Zebby Whitehead (1911-1998) was born in New York City and attended Harvard University. As a child he was fascinated by films and the theatre and decided to make his career as an actor. He appeared in many plays and films with such well known stars as Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. He wrote two other books of biographical sketches of Western Bahá'ís, Some Early Bahá'ís of the West and Some Bahá'ís to Remember.