Perkins, Max
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| Birthname | Perkins, Maxwell Evarts | ||
| born on | 20 September 1884 at 07:00 (= 07:00 AM ) | ||
| Place | Manhattan NY, USA, 40n46, 73w59 | ||
| Timezone | EST h5w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   27°54'   10°56 Asc. 12°31'
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Biography
American editor who discovered prominent American writers like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Thomas Wolfe and Ernest Hemingway during the first half of the 20th century.
After graduating from Harvard in 1907, Perkins used his connections and got a job as a reporter for the New York Times. In 1910, he went to work in the advertising department at Charles Scribner’s Sons publishing house, and in 1914, he joined their editorial staff. He was later promoted to editorial director and vice president.
Perkins was a risk-taker with a keen eye. He continually looked for new authors with talent and worked with them to get such novels published as Wolfe’s "Look Homeward, Angel," 1929. He always wore a hat, which added to his reputation as an eccentric, but the hat actually served a purpose. He used it to give unexpected visitors the impression that he was on his way out, which helped keep idle conversation to a minimum. It helped his hearing as well, by thrusting his ears forward.
Although he had a 25-year platonic love affair with Elizabeth Lemmon, a woman he described as the "ideal woman," he married his sweetheart, Louise Saunders, in 1910, and they had five daughters.
Perkins died 6/17/1947, New Canaan, CT.
Events
- Death, Cause unspecified 17 June 1947 at 12:00 noon in New Canaan, CT (Age 62)
- Social : End a program of study 1907 (Graduated from Harvard)
- Work : New Career 1910 (Advertising job)
- Work : New Job 1914 (Editorial staff)
- Relationship : Marriage 1910 (Louise Saunders)
Source Notes
Yoe Stein quotes a paperback book "Editor of Genius," 1978, p.132, where the data is given by Perkins' good friend, Elizabeth Lemmon.
Categories
- Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (Five daughters)
- Traits : Body : Hair (Always wore a hat)
- Vocation : Writers : Publisher/ Editor (Editorial director)
- Vocation : Business : Top executive (Vice-President)
- Traits : Personality : Courageous (Risk-taker)
- Family : Relationship : Cohabitation more than 3 yrs (25-year platonic relationship with Elizabeth)
