Friede, Donald

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From the description of Papers, 1919-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 28415913 From the description of Donald Friede papers, 1919-1980 (bulk 1925-1965). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71069032

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1901, May 12 Born, New York, N.Y. 1901 circa 1915 Lived in Europe and Japan 1915 Returned to New York from Russia circa 1918 Expelled from Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 1919 Expelled from Yale University, New Haven, Conn. 1920 Expelled from Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. Inherited fortune upon death of father 1920 1923 Held positions in the banking, tobacco, retail, locomotive works, and message-exchange industries 1922 Married Grace Abrams (divorced 1923) 1923 Stock clerk, Alfred A. Knopf publishing firm; left Knopf to join Boni and Liveright publishing firm as an assistant 1925 Invested in Boni and Liveright; became first vice-president Married Evelyn Johnson (divorced 1929) 1927 Arrested in Boston, Mass., on charges of selling an obscene book to undercover police agents 1928 Withdrew investment in Boni and Liveright and left the firm Formed the publishing firm of Covici, Friede, Inc., in partnership with Pascal Covici 1930 Married Anna Fleischer (divorced 1936) 1936 1937 Story editor, Zeppo Marx Agency circa 1937 Covici, Friede, Inc., declared bankrupt in New York circa 1938 Married Carol Zerbe (divorced 1943) 1940 Authored newspaper column about books for The Hollywood Reporter 1940 1942 Story editor, Myron Selznick and Co. 1942 1943 Served in United States Army in air corps and as intelligence officer 1943 1947 Story editor, A & S Lyons 1945 Married Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher (divorced 1951) 1947 Coauthored with H. Bedford-Jones (pseud. Donald F. Bedford) John Barry, New York: Creative Age Press 1947 1948 Story editor, Ralph Blum Corp. 1948 Published memoir, The Mechanical Angel: His Adventures and Enterprises in the Glittering 1920's, New York: A. A. Knopf 1950 1951 Literary agent for AFG Literary Agency; hosted television show about books 1951 Married Eleanor Kask 1952 1953 Coordinated "Centennial Editions" project for the Literary Guild Editor, World Publishing Co. 1963 Senior editor, Prentice-Hall 1964 Senior editor, Doubleday and Co. 1965, May 30 Died, Bridgehampton, Long Island, N.Y. From the guide to the Donald Friede Papers, 1919-1980, (bulk 1925-1965), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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