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Occupation. Publisher. Known for. Co-founding The New Yorker. Harold Wallace Ross (November 6, 1892 – December 6, 1951) was an American journalist who co-founded The New Yorker magazine in 1925 with his wife Jane Grant, and was its editor-in-chief until his death.
Apr 4, 2024 · Harold W. Ross (born November 6, 1892, Aspen, Colorado, U.S.—died December 6, 1951, Boston, Massachusetts) was the editor who founded and developed The New Yorker, a weekly magazine that from its birth in 1925 influenced American humour, fiction, and reportage.
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Nov 25, 2018 · November 25, 2018. Illustration by João Fazenda. Like so many figures who come to be enshrined as “quintessentially New York,” Harold Ross, the founder and first editor of this magazine, was an...
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The New Yorker is an American magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. It was founded on February 21, 1925, by Harold Ross and his wife Jane Grant , a reporter for The New York Times .
Feb 12, 1995 · The New Yorker, February 20, 1995 P. 180. LIFE AND LETTERS about Harold Ross, founding editor of The New Yorker and subject of a new biography by Thomas Kunkel, "Genius in Disguise: Harold...
Dec 19, 2011 · It chronicles the restless genius and sometimes frustrating ways of legendary New Yorker editor Harold Ross, who brought together an extraordinary cavalcade of talent (including Thurber) but...
Jun 11, 2018 · Harold Ross (1892-1951) founded the New Yorker and remained at its helm for a quarter century. His idiosyncratic direction molded the magazine, with its blend of urbane wit and moral purpose. Harold Wallace Ross was born November 6, 1892, in Aspen, Colorado, to George and Ida (Martin) Ross.