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   William Maxwell Evarts " Max " Perkins (September 20, 1884 – June 17, 1947) was an American book editor, best remembered for discovering authors Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, and Thomas Wolfe .

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   Jun 13, 2024 · Maxwell Perkins (born Sept. 20, 1884, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died June 17, 1947, Stamford, Conn.) was an influential American editor who discovered many of the most prominent American writers of the first half of the 20th century. Perkins graduated from Harvard University in 1907.

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   Jun 13, 2016 · Maxwell Evarts Perkins was unknown to the general public, but to people in the world of books he was a major figure, a kind of hero. For he was the consummate editor.

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   William Maxwell Evarts Perkins, (September 20, 1884 – June 17, 1947), legendary editor at Charles Scribner and Sons Publishing House, was most renowned for his mentoring of promising young American writers from the 1920s through the 1940s; including such notables as Ernest Hemingway, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, and Thomas Wolfe.

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   May 12, 2020 · Learn how Maxwell Perkins, a junior editor at Scribners, fought for Fitzgerald's debut novel This Side of Paradise and shaped his literary career. Discover how Perkins also discovered and edited Hemingway, Wolfe, and other modern masters.

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   Nov 15, 2017 · How did Scribner's editor Maxwell Perkins discover and shape the young writer Ernest Hemingway? Read about their friendship, correspondence, and challenges in publishing Hemingway's novels and stories.

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   Who was Maxwell Perkins?

   • Maxwell Perkins (1884–1947) is the only literary editor of whom students of American literature and most of their teachers have heard. ^ Perkins, Maxwell Evarts; Baughman, Judith, The sons of Maxwell Perkins: letters of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe, and their editor, University of South Carolina Press, 2004.

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   Who was William Maxwell Evarts Perkins?

   • William Maxwell Evarts Perkins, (September 20, 1884 – June 17, 1947), legendary editor at Charles Scribner and Sons Publishing House, was most renowned for his mentoring of promising young American writers from the 1920s through the 1940s; including such notables as Ernest Hemingway, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, and Thomas Wolfe.

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   • At all this, said McCormick, Max Perkins was unsurpassed. His literary judgement was original and exceedingly astute, and he was famous for his ability to inspire an author to produce the best that was in him or her. More a friend to his authors than a taskmaster, he aided them in every way.

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   What did Max Perkins do in 20th century publishing?

   • His role in 20th century publishing remained unsung until A Scott Berg (named after Fitzgerald) turned his doctoral dissertation into a book, Max Perkins: Editor of Genius (1978), which in turn became the basis for a film, Genius (2016).

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10. www.encyclopedia.com › history › encyclopediasWilliam Maxwell Evarts Perkins | Encyclopedia.com

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    Recognized as the greatest American editor of fiction, William Maxwell Evarts Perkins (1884-1947) was legendary in his lifetime for discovering and developing brilliant authors.