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William Shawn was an American editor who headed The New Yorker (1952–87), shaping it into one of the most influential periodicals in the United States. Shawn left college after two years and briefly worked as a journalist and pianist before joining The New Yorker as a freelance writer (1933).
Jul 5, 2016 · The Genius of William Shawn, and the Invention of The New Yorker ‹ Literary Hub. VIA RANDOM HOUSE. The Genius of William Shawn, and the Invention of The New Yorker. David Remnick on the Post-War Evolution of an American Literary Institution. By David Remnick. July 5, 2016.
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William Shawn. During a career with the New Yorker magazine that spanned more than 50 years, William Shawn (1907-1992) shaped its distinctive content and style, influencing writers across the U.S. and helping to mold public opinion on important issues of the day.
Dec 13, 1992 · He died in 2022, at the age of a hundred and one. More: Obituaries The New Yorker. Comment about late editor of "The New Yorker", William Shawn, after he died in his sleep on December 3, 1992....
Apr 1, 1998 · By Ian Frazier. April 1998 Issue. WILLIAM Shawn worked at The New Yorker magazine for fifty-four years. He began there in 1933, became the editor in 1952, and left in 1987, when a company that...
Jun 25, 2012 · During all that time, the editor of The New Yorker was William Shawn, who pluralized himself in the quiet expression “not for us.” If he thought a euphemism was possible, Shawn would ask for...
William Shawn, the shy, strong-willed editor who ran The New Yorker for a third of this century, died yesterday morning at the apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan where he had lived...
