Espy, Willard R.
Variant namesAuthor, journalist, wordsmith, public relations expert, and businessman; b. in Olympia, Wash., 1910; son of Harry Albert and Helen R. Espy; worked in California and New York, spending time with family in Oysterville, Wash.; worked for Reader's Digest but maintained business interests in Oysterville; in 1957 began public relations agency and wrote anagram verses for Punch magazine; author of 15 books; married 1: Ann Alden Hathaway (1933, separated same year); 2.: Hilda Stanley Cole (1940, divorced 1962); and 3.: Louise Manheim House; d. 1999.
From the description of Willard Richardson Espy papers, 1914-1992. (Washington State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 403873525
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| creatorOf | Espy, Willard R. Willard Richardson Espy papers, 1914-1992. | Washington State Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Donald and Katharine Foley Collection of Penguin Books, post 1965 | Bancroft Library |
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| associatedWith | Carson family. | family |
| associatedWith | Davis family. | family |
| associatedWith | Espy family. | family |
| correspondedWith | Espy, Harry Albert, 1876-1958 | person |
| associatedWith | Espy, Helen R. (Helen Richardson), d. 1954. | person |
| correspondedWith | Espy, Hilda Cole | person |
| associatedWith | Foley, Donald L. | person |
| associatedWith | Foley, Katharine | person |
| associatedWith | Hamilton family. | family |
| associatedWith | Ilwaco High School (Ilwaco, Wash.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Jefferson family. | family |
| correspondedWith | Nation (New York, N.Y. : 1865). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Oysterville School (Oysterville, Wash.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Richardson family. | family |
| associatedWith | Robinson family. | family |
| associatedWith | Stanley family. | family |
| associatedWith | Stein family. | family |
| associatedWith | University of Redlands | corporateBody |
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| Oysterville (Wash.) | |||
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| California--Redlands | |||
| Washington (State)--Oysterville | |||
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Birth 1910-12-11
Death 1999-02-20
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