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Jane Andrews Lee Hyndman (December 16, 1912-March 18, 1978) was born in Russia and came to the United States in 1923 where she became a U.S. Citizen. She was the daughter of Andrew and Alexandra Levchenko. In 1933 she married Robert Hyndman (pseudonym Robert Wyndham) and they had two children. Lee Hyndman did her schooling in both the United States and in Turkey where she studied singing and painting. She was a member of the Author's Guild of the Author's League of America and Women's National Book Association (New York).

During her career Hyndman worked as a children's book editor for the Morristown Daily Record in Morristown, New Jersey from 1949-1958 and at the Philadelphia Inquirer from 1950-1963. Beginning in 1958 Hyndman began lecturing on writing for teens and children at New York University. She also held several other jobs such as author of a syndicated children's book column in 5 New Jersey newspapers beginning in 1963, lecturer, book critic, free-lance editor and project consultant. She also conducted several writing seminars and conferences. She was also a professional fashion model in New York.

Robert Hyndman (pseudonym Robert Wyndham) (1906-May 24, 1973) was born in Kentucky and passed away in Morristown New Jersey. He attended George Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

During his career Hyndman was a writer, critic and editor. He was also a professional singer and author's representative. He worked as chief recording engineer for Wurlitzer Music Corporation and G. Schirmer. He was also a guest lecturer at New York University.