Ellery Sedgwick
Ellery Sedgwick | |
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| Born | February 27, 1872 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 21, 1960 (aged 88) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Stockbridge Cemetery (Sedgwick Pie) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Groton School |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Editor |
| Spouse(s) | Mabel Cabot (1904–1937) Isabel Marjorie Russell (1939–1960) |
| Children | Ellery Sedgwick Jr. Cabot Sedgwick Theodora Sedgwick Henrietta Sedgwick |
| Parent(s) | Henry Dwight Sedgwick II Henrietta Ellery |
| Relatives | William Ellery (maternal grandfather) Henry Dwight Sedgwick (brother) |
Ellery Sedgwick (February 27, 1872 – April 21, 1960) was an American editor, brother of Henry Dwight Sedgwick.
Early life
He was born in
Career
He graduated from
When Sedgwick purchased the Atlantic Monthly in 1908, the monthly circulation was 15,000 and the magazine ran an annual deficit of $5,000. He worked quickly to reverse the trend and by 1928, he had increased circulation to 137,000. He has been credited with discovering many writers and with having the Atlantic Monthly to be the first national magazine to publish a work of Ernest Hemingway's (the short story Fifty Grand, July 1927).[1] Sedgwick resigned as editor in 1938 and sold the magazine in 1939.
Personal life
Sedgwick married gardener and horticulturist Mabel Cabot in 1904. They had four children: Ellery Jr., Cabot, Theodora, and Henrietta. Mabel Sedgwick designed the gardens at Long Hill, the 114-acre home in Beverly, Massachusetts. She died in 1937.
Death
Sciatica made Sedgwick bedridden for a few months in 1938–1939, and he was also plagued with arthritis. He died in 1960 in Washington, D.C., and is buried in the Sedgwick family plot in Stockbridge.
References
- ^ Obit. Edward A. Weeks, 91, an Editor Of The Atlantic Monthly
- ^ "Mabel Cabot Sedgwick Glass Negative collection · SOVA". sova.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
External links
- Works by Ellery Sedgwick at Project Gutenberg
- Works by Ellery Sedgwick at Faded Page (Canada)
- Works by or about Ellery Sedgwick at Internet Archive
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.)
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