Tony Godwin
Anthony Richard James Wylie Godwin (17 December 1919[1] – 15 March 1976)[2] was an influential British publisher of the 1960s/1970s. His contribution to the publishing industry is recognized in the form of the Tony Godwin Memorial Trust.
Born in
worked. [3] He also ran Bumpus Books and the City Bookshop in London.In May 1960, Godwin was recruited to join the senior editorial group at
In 1967, Godwin published Penguin's English edition of acclaimed French cartoonist
Godwin went on to become managing director of publisher
Marriage
In 1961, Godwin married his second wife, Fay Godwin, who became a successful landscape photographer after they separated in 1969. They had two sons Nicholas and Jeremy.[8] Nicholas went on to become a documentary maker.[citation needed]
Death
Godwin died suddenly in New York City in 1976 from an asthma attack, aged 56. Novelist John Berger said of Godwin, "[N]ow that he is dead I feel like an orphan."[9]
References
- ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
- ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1966, 1973-1995
- ^ "Many Years From Now". Barry Miles
- ^ Germano Facetti | Times Online Obituary
- ^ Guide to the Donald and Katharine Foley Collection of Penguin Books, 1935–1965[permanent dead link]
- ^ The Penguin story—Pearson and the New World Archived 16 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 0679456597.
- ^ Ian Jeffrey, "Fay Godwin: Photographic chronicler of our changing natural world" (obituary), The Guardian, 31 May 2005.
- ^ Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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