William Keepers Maxwell Jr. (August 16, 1908 – July 31, 2000) was an American editor, novelist, short story writer, essayist, children's author, and memoirist. He served as a fiction editor at The New Yorker from 1936 to 1975. An editor devoted to his writers, Maxwell became a mentor and confidant to many authors.
American novelist (1908-2000)
| Born | 1908-08-16 |
| Died | 2000-07-31 |
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American novelist (1908-2000)
| Born | 1908-08-16 |
| Died | 2000-07-31 |
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Fiction, Fiction, general, Fiction, short stories (single author), Illinois, fiction, Families, Family, France, fiction, American Short stories, Americans, Early works to 1800, Fathers and sons, fiction, History, Literature, Social life and customs, Children's fiction, Fathers and sons, Fiction, coming of age, Fiction, family life, Friendship, Friendship, fiction, Ireland, guidebooks, Magnetic healing, Manners and customs, Medicine, AirPlaces
Illinois, France, United States, Southern States, Virginia, Chicago (Ill.), Great Britain, Harlem (New York, N.Y.), Jamaica, Loire River Valley (France), Manhattan (New York, N.Y.), Middle West, N.Y.) Manhattan (New York, New York, New York (State), North CarolinaPeople
Maxwell family, Charles Finlay (1813-1878), George V King of Great Britain (1865-1936), William Maxwell (1908-), William Maxwell (1908-2000)ID Numbers
- OLID: OL160356A
- GoodReads: 10772835
- ISNI: 0000000120329987
- Integrated Authority File (GND): 119419203
- Library of Congress Names: n79065705
- LibraryThing: maxwellwilliam-1
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV074879
- VIAF: 114674264
- Wikidata: Q1541271
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q1541271
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- William Keepers Maxwell Jr.
- William Keepers Maxwell
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