William Morrow (June 15, 1873, in
Dublin
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, Ireland – November 11, 1931, in New York City) was an American publisher.
[Honore Willsie Morrow biography]
/ref> He attended Harvard College
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, class of 1900.[ ] At New York city, on April 24, 1923, he married novelist Honoré Willsie Morrow
Honoré Willsie Morrow (, McCue; February 19, 1880 – April 12, 1940) was an American novelist and short story writer, as well as a magazine editor. Traveling to every state of the Union with her first husband, she used these experiences as backg ...
.William Morrow and Company
William Morrow and Company is an American publishing company founded by William Morrow in 1926. The company was acquired by Scott Foresman in 1967, sold to Hearst Corporation in 1981, and sold to News Corporation (now News Corp) in 1999. ...
in 1926 and led it until his death.
William Morrow and Company
William Morrow and Company was acquired by Scott, Foresman in 1967 and sold in 1981 to the Hearst Corporation, which sold it, along with Avon Books
Avon Publications is one of the leading publishers of romance fiction. At Avon's initial stages, it was an American paperback book and comic book publisher. The shift in content occurred in the early 1970s with multiple Avon romance titles rea ...
, to the News Corporation
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in 1999. Both William Morrow and Avon are now imprints of News Corp
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subsidiary HarperCollins
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.
Among many other authors, Morrow was Nevil Shute
Nevil Shute Norway (17 January 189912 January 1960) was an English novelist and aeronautical engineer who spent his later years in Australia. He used his full name in his engineering career and Nevil Shute as his pen name, in order to protect ...
's American publisher for several of his novels. Morrow was the publisher for Erle Stanley Gardner's Perry Mason novels, among others.
References
External links
* detailing history and acquisition of William Morrow and Company
William Morrow
company page at HarperCollins
Morrow's successor as owner and president of William Morrow and Company
1873 births
1931 deaths
American publishers (people)
Harvard College alumni
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