Thomas Guinzburg
Thomas Guinzburg | |
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Born | Thomas Henry Guinzburg March 30, 1926 New York City, U.S. |
Died | September 8, 2010 New York City, U.S. | (aged 84)
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Editor and publisher |
Spouses | |
Partner | Victoria Anstead |
Children | 3 |
Thomas Henry Guinzburg (March 30, 1926 – September 8, 2010) was an American editor and publisher who served as the first managing editor of The Paris Review following its inception in 1953 and later succeeded his father as president of the Viking Press.
Life and career
Guinzburg was born on March 30, 1926, to a
Guinzburg visited
He joined the publicity department at Viking Press in 1954 and assumed the position of president after his father's death in 1961.
In 1980 he was a founding member of the original Rotisserie Baseball League.
Guinzburg was an active philanthropist, sponsoring and working intensively with an inner city high school class as part of
Guinzburg died in Manhattan at age 84 on September 8, 2010, due to
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Weber, Bruce. "Thomas Guinzburg, Paris Review Co-Founder, Dies at 84", The New York Times, September 10, 2010. Accessed September 13, 2010.
- ISBN 978-0-7432-1797-2.
- ISBN 0-312-35003-1. Accessed September 13, 2010.
- ISBN 9780743217972.
- ^ History, The Paris Review. Accessed September 13, 2010.
- ^ Staff. "Harold K. Gulnzburg, 61, Dead; Co-Founder of the Viking Press; President of Publishing Firm Started Literary Guild and Portable Library Editions", The New York Times October 19, 1961. Accessed September 13, 2010.
- ^ Whitman, Alden. "Viking Press Is Sold to Penguin Books", The New York Times, November 11, 1975. Accessed September 13, 2010.
- ^ McFadden, Robert D. "Death of a First Lady ; Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Dies of Cancer at 64", The New York Times, May 20, 1994. Accessed September 13, 2010.
- ^ Staff. "RITA GAM REMARRIED; Film Actress Is Wed Here to Thomas H. Guinzburg", The New York Times, March 24, 1956. Accessed September 13, 2010.