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Richard Leo Simon (March 6, 1899 – July 29, 1960) was an American book publisher. He was a Columbia University graduate, co-founder of the publishing house Simon & Schuster, and father of singer-songwriter Carly Simon .
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Jan 31, 2024 · From its inception, co-founders Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln (Max) Schuster set out to establish an innovative, nimble publishing house that published high-quality books of great interest to a wide audience, and to approach publishing differently than their peers.
Apr 10, 2024 · Simon & Schuster was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon, a piano salesman, and Max Lincoln Schuster, an arts and culture columnist. (The pair became friends when Simon tried and failed to...
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Richard Leo Simon (March 6, 1899 – July 29, 1960) was an American book publisher. He was a Columbia University graduate, co-founder of the publishing house Simon & Schuster, and father of singer-songwriter Carly Simon.
Simon & Schuster was founded in April 1924 when Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster pooled their resources and published Simon & Schuster’s first book, The Crossword Puzzle Book, packaged with a pencil.
Richard L. Simon was born on 6 March 1899 in New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Andrea Heinemann . He died on 29 July 1960 in New York City, New York, USA.