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1. www.nytimes.com › business › harry-hoffman-deadHarry Hoffman Dies at 92; Led the Expansion of Waldenbooks

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   Jun 5, 2020 · Published June 5, 2020 Updated June 8, 2020. Harry Hoffman, who as the president of Waldenbooks cemented its standing as the No. 1 bookseller in the United States in the 1980s by opening hundreds ...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Harry_HoffmanHarry Hoffman - Wikipedia

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   Harry Leslie Morris Hoffman was born in Cressona, Pennsylvania. [1] He attended the Yale University School of Art (1893–97), studying with John Ferguson Weir. [1] [2] He was also a champion gymnast during his college years. [3] He then moved to New York, where he continued his training at the Art Students' League with Frank DuMond.

4. www.publishersweekly.com › pw › by-topicBookselling Visionary Harry Hoffman Dies at 92

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   Mar 22, 1991 · Harry Hoffman, the most powerful person in bookselling in the 1980s as the CEO of Waldenbooks, died on May 20 at age 92. Hoffman took over the 500-bookstore chain in 1979 and, when he retired in ...

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   Who was Harry Hoffman?

   • Harry Hoffman, who as the president of Waldenbooks cemented its standing as the No. 1 bookseller in the United States in the 1980s by opening hundreds of new stores and using aggressive marketing strategies, died on May 20 at his home in Bradenton, Fla. He was 92. His daughter Jan Keeling said the cause was congestive heart failure.

   Harry Hoffman Dies at 92; Led the Expansion of Waldenbooks

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   Who was Harry Leslie Hoffman?

   • Harry Leslie Hoffman was born in Cressona, a small community in Pennsylvania’s Schuylkill Valley. His mother was an amateur artist who encouraged her son to pursue a career in the arts. In 1893, Hoffman entered the School of Art at Yale University and studied with John Ferguson Weir, the son of Robert Walter Weir .

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   Who was Harry Hoffman's wife?

   • A proud native Baltimorean, he was born on Feb. 1, 1945, to the late Harry and Mildred Hoffman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by stepfather Sol Hoffman and cousin Charles Lerner. The first love of his life, his wife Sandra (Hack) Hoffman, passed away in 1980.

   Kenneth Hoffman Obituary (2021) - Baltimore, MD

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   Who was Henry Hoffman?

   • HOFFMAN, Henry, Esquire, son of Hanrick, above, was born January 6,1761, and from his manhood to the close of his business life, no man in PinePlains, contemporaneous, had so many business connections with differententerprises all at the same time.

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6. www.imdb.com › name › nm0000163Dustin Hoffman - Biography - IMDb

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   Dustin Hoffman. Actor: Tootsie. Dustin Lee Hoffman was born in Los Angeles, California, to Lillian (Gold) and Harry Hoffman, who was a furniture salesman and prop supervisor for Columbia Pictures. He was raised in a Jewish family (from Ukraine, Russia-Poland, and Romania). Hoffman graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1955, and went to Santa Monica City College, where he dropped out after ...

   • Birth Date: August 8, 1937

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   Jun 9, 2015 · Harry Hoffman started his sales career early in life. Born in Denver on November 8, 1908, Hoffman's parents were Orthodox Jewish immigrants from Russia who operated a grocery store and delicatessen at 2159 Larimer Street. At age eight, Hoffman was tasked with protecting a watermelon display from mischievous children (with the help of a baseball ...

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8. www.wsj.com › articles › harry-hoffman-joltedHarry Hoffman Jolted Business of Book Publishing - WSJ

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   Jun 19, 2020 · Harry Hoffman, CEO of Waldenbooks from 1979 to 1991, sold books much as others sold soap or toothpaste. The Wall Street Journal called him the most powerful man in American book publishing.

9. www.nytimes.com › 1986/11/09 › magazineTHE SUPERMARKETER OF BOOKS - The New York Times

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   Nov 9, 1986 · Harry Hoffman has a ruddy face, wavy hair, a solid jaw. At 58, he seems younger. He hasn't always sold books, but he has usually sold something. He was born in Brooklyn and grew up mostly in ...