Orvil Grant
Orvil may refer to: *Orvil A. Anderson (1895-1965), pioneer balloonist and United States Air Force major general *Orvil Dryfoos (1912-1963), Wall Street businessman and publisher of ''The New York Times'' from 1961 to 1963 * Ernst Orvil (1898–1985), Norwegian novelist, short story writer, lyricist and playwright *Orvil Township, Logan County, Illinois * Orvil Township, New Jersey See also *Orville (other) Orville may refer to: People * Orville (given name), a list of people with the male given name * Howard Thomas Orville (1901–1960), American naval officer and meteorologist * Max Orville (born 1962), French politician * Merlyn Orville Valan (1 ...

Orvil A
Orvil may refer to: * Orvil A. Anderson (1895-1965), pioneer balloonist and United States Air Force major general *Orvil Dryfoos (1912-1963), Wall Street businessman and publisher of ''The New York Times'' from 1961 to 1963 *Ernst Orvil (1898–1985), Norwegian novelist, short story writer, lyricist and playwright * Orvil Township, Logan County, Illinois *Orvil Township, New Jersey See also *Orville (other) Orville may refer to: People * Orville (given name), a list of people with the male given name * Howard Thomas Orville (1901–1960), American naval officer and meteorologist * Max Orville (born 1962), French politician * Merlyn Orville Valan ( ...

Orvil Dryfoos
Orvil Eugene Dryfoos (November 8, 1912 – May 25, 1963) was the publisher of ''The New York Times'' from 1961 to his death. He entered ''The Times'' family via his marriage to Marian Sulzberger, daughter of then-publisher Arthur Hays Sulzberger. Early life Dryfoos was born to Jack A. Dryfoos, a wealthy hosiery manufacturer who was also the treasurer of a paper novelty manufacturing company. He attended the Horace Mann School in New York City and Dartmouth College. He majored in sociology and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1934. Upon graduation he began work as a runner on Wall Street at the firm Asiel & Co. In 1937 he moved to the firm Sydney Lewinson & Co. as a partner and purchased a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. Dryfoos belonged to Congregation Emanu-El of New York. Dryfoos was prevented from serving in World War II due to a diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease. He worked instead for the New York Red Cross Chapter's blood donor committee through t ...
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