Maxwell Perkins
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Maxwell Perkins was a legendary American book editor renowned for discovering and nurturing major 20th-century authors such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Thomas Wolfe.
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| instanceOf |
book editor
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| awardReceived |
American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal (posthumous influence acknowledged)
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1884-09-20
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| dateOfDeath |
1947-06-17
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| educatedAt |
Harvard College
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Harvard University → |
| employer |
Charles Scribner's Sons
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| familyName |
Perkins
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| fieldOfWork |
literary editing
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publishing → |
| fullName |
William Maxwell Evarts Perkins
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| genre |
literary realism (as an editorial focus)
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| givenName |
Maxwell
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William → |
| hasBiography |
Max Perkins: Editor of Genius
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| hasChild |
Bertha Perkins
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Nancy Perkins NERFINISHED → Zoe Perkins NERFINISHED → |
| influenced |
American literary editing practices
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Ernest Hemingway NERFINISHED → F. Scott Fitzgerald NERFINISHED → Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings NERFINISHED → Thomas Wolfe NERFINISHED → |
| inspiredBy |
Charles Scribner II
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| notableFor |
discovering Ernest Hemingway
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discovering F. Scott Fitzgerald → discovering Thomas Wolfe → long-term editorial relationships with major 20th-century authors → shaping modern American literature through editorial guidance → |
| notableIdea |
close, developmental collaboration between editor and author
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editor as creative partner in shaping manuscripts → |
| notableWork |
A Farewell to Arms (as editor)
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An American Tragedy (as editor, Scribner's involvement) NERFINISHED → Look Homeward, Angel (as editor) NERFINISHED → Of Time and the River (as editor) NERFINISHED → The Great Gatsby (as editor) NERFINISHED → The Sound and the Fury (as editor, advisory influence) NERFINISHED → The Sun Also Rises (as editor) NERFINISHED → This Side of Paradise (as editor) NERFINISHED → discovering and nurturing major 20th-century American authors → editing the novels of F. Scott Fitzgerald → editing the works of Alan Paton → editing the works of Edmund Wilson → editing the works of Ernest Hemingway → editing the works of James Jones → editing the works of John P. Marquand → editing the works of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings → editing the works of Ring Lardner → editing the works of Sherwood Anderson → editing the works of Taylor Caldwell → editing the works of Thomas Wolfe → |
| occupation |
book editor
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publisher → |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
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New York City → United States of America → |
| placeOfDeath |
Connecticut
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Stamford, Connecticut NERFINISHED → United States of America → |
| portrayedBy |
Colin Firth
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| sexOrGender |
male
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| spouse |
Louise Saunders
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| subjectOf |
Genius (2016 film)
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Max Perkins: Editor of Genius NERFINISHED → |
| workLocation |
New York City
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Referenced by (1)
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Charles Scribner's Sons
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