John Geoghegan (publisher)
| John Geoghegan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1917 Philadelphia, US |
| Died |
December 28, 1999 Westport, Connecticut, US |
| Cause of death | Brain aneurysm |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Publisher |
| Military career | |
| Years of service | 1942-1945 |
| Editor in Chief at Coward-McCann | |
|
In office 1959–1961 | |
| President then Chairman at Coward-McCann | |
|
In office 1961–1981 | |
John "Jack" Geoghegan (1917 – December 28, 1999) was an American publisher.
Early life
Geoghegan was born in Philadelphia.[1]
Career
Geoghegan started his career as a book salesman, a job he did for 14 years.[1]
He served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945.[1]
In 1959, Geoghegan joined the publishers Coward-McCann in 1959 as editor-in-chief, and in 1961, became president, and then chairman.[1] The company later became Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, and he was chairman until his resignation in 1981, over the corporate business school mentality that was coming to dominate publishing.[1]
He and the literary scout Lena Wickman are credited with "discovering" John le Carré and his debut novel The Spy Who Came In From The Cold.[1][2][3]
Personal life
Geoghegan died on December 28, 1999 in a hospital in Walnut Creek, California, of complications from a brain aneurysm.[1]
He was married to Carole, and was survived by her; a daughter, Maggie Geoghegan-Bedecarre of Lafayette, California; two sons, Michael and Peter, both of Norwalk, Connecticut; and a stepson, Arthur E. de Cordova III, of Westport, Connecticut.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 McDowell, Edwin (30 December 1999). "John Geoghegan, 82, Publisher; Acquired le Carre Best Seller". New York Times. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ↑ "Smiley's safe house: Tucked away in West London and very hard to watch". Alex Peake-Tomkinson. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ↑ Adam Sisman (19 October 2015). John le Carré: The Biography. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 242–243. ISBN 978-1-4088-4944-6. Retrieved 22 March 2018.