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Richard J. Walsh

American author, editor and publisher (1886-1960) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 73

Richard John Walsh was an American publisher and literary figure best known as one of the founders and editor of John Day Company. He was the second husband of Pearl S. Buck, and publisher of her first books, including The Good Earth.

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He edited Asia magazine from 1933 to 1946, and, in collaboration with Buck, published a wide variety of work by Asian and progressive authors that informed the Western public about Asia.

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United States
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Writers
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Writer / Author
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Deceased
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Lived 1886 to 1960 · aged 73