Robert Giroux
Robert Giroux (born April 8, 1914 in Jersey City , † September 5, 2008 in Tinton Falls , New Jersey ) was an American publisher and author .
While Giroux had been working for the publishing company Harcourt, Brace & Co. since 1940, he received an offer from Farrar & Straus in 1955 and also moved there. He first became a partner and later even chairman of the company that was then called Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
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SURNAME | Giroux, Robert |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American publisher and author |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1914 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Jersey City |
DATE OF DEATH | September 5, 2008 |
Place of death | Tinton Falls , New Jersey |