William Maxwell Evarts Perkins
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William Maxwell Evarts Perkins, better known as Maxwell Perkins, was a legendary American book editor famed for nurturing the careers of authors like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Thomas Wolfe.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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book editor ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeYears | 1910s–1940s ⓘ |
| almaMater | Harvard University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Max Perkins
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Maxwell Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1884-09-20 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
New York
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| deathDate | 1947-06-17 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Connecticut
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Stamford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| editedAuthor |
Alan Paton
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Ernest Hemingway NERFINISHED ⓘ F. Scott Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings NERFINISHED ⓘ Taylor Caldwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Wolfe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedWork |
A Farewell to Arms
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Look Homeward, Angel NERFINISHED ⓘ Of Time and the River NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Gatsby NERFINISHED ⓘ This Side of Paradise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Charles Scribner's Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literary editing
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publishing ⓘ |
| genreSpecialty |
American literature
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fiction ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Oliver Wolcott Jr.
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Roger Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ William M. Evarts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of 20th-century American fiction ⓘ |
| knownAs | legendary editor at Scribner's ⓘ |
| name | William Maxwell Evarts Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| notableFor |
editing modern American literature
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nurturing the careers of major American authors ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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publisher ⓘ |
| parentOf | Bertha Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Colin Firth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | Genius (2016 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
New Canaan, Connecticut
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Stamford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Louise Saunders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Max Perkins: Editor of Genius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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