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) NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1884-09-20
dateOfDeath 1947-06-17
educatedAt Harvard College NERFINISHED
Harvard University
employer Charles Scribner's Sons NERFINISHED
familyName Perkins NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork literary editing
publishing
fullName William Maxwell Evarts Perkins NERFINISHED
genre literary realism (as an editorial focus)
givenName Maxwell NERFINISHED
William
hasBiography Max Perkins: Editor of Genius NERFINISHED
hasChild Bertha Perkins NERFINISHED
Nancy Perkins NERFINISHED
Zoe Perkins NERFINISHED
influenced American literary editing practices
Ernest Hemingway NERFINISHED
F. Scott Fitzgerald NERFINISHED
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings NERFINISHED
Thomas Wolfe NERFINISHED
inspiredBy Charles Scribner II NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableFor discovering Ernest Hemingway
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
editor as creative partner in shaping manuscripts
notableWork A Farewell to Arms (as editor) NERFINISHED
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
publisher
placeOfBirth New York NERFINISHED
New York City
United States of America
placeOfDeath Connecticut NERFINISHED
Stamford, Connecticut NERFINISHED
United States of America
portrayedBy Colin Firth NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Louise Saunders NERFINISHED
subjectOf Genius (2016 film) NERFINISHED
Max Perkins: Editor of Genius NERFINISHED
workLocation New York City

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Charles Scribner's Sons
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