Maxwell Perkins
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William Maxwell Evarts "Max" Perkins (September 20, 1884 – June 17, 1947) was an American book editor, best remembered for discovering authors Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, and Thomas Wolfe.
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Born | William Maxwell Evarts Perkins (1884-09-20)20 September 1884 New York City, US |
Died | 17 June 1947(1947-06-17) (aged 62) |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Occupation | Book editor |
Employer | Scribner's |
Spouse | Louise Saunders (m. 1910) |
Children | 5 daughters |
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