In 1981, the New York Times publicized the wedding of Peter J. Leokum, the "Philadelphia and Pittsburgh branch manager for the Filmways Pictures Corporation", to Sheila B. Davidson, a senior supervisor with the Children's Aid Society of Pennsylvania.[18] The wedding announcement declared that "Mr. Leokum is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Arkady Leokum of New York and Stockbridge, Mass. His father writes the "Tell Me Why" syndicated newspaper column for children and is author of several "Tell Me Why" books that were published by Grosset & Dunlap."