William Keepers Maxwell Jr.
William Keepers Maxwell Jr. was an American editor, novelist, short story writer, essayist, children's author, and memoirist. He served as a fiction editor at The New Yorker from 1936 to 1975. An editor devoted to his writers, Maxwell became a mentor and confidant to many authors.
16 August 1908
Born on the same birth date (16 August 1908): Orlando Cole
Born on the same birth day (16 August): Bonnie Bernstein • Elsie Inglis • Ismaïl Aissati • James Casey (variety artist) • James McGowen • Joey Spampinato • Ketty Lester • Kevin Ayers • Matteo Anesi • Pierre Méchain • R. R. Patil • Rosita Baltazar • Sam Trimble
Born in the same month (August 1908): Arthur Goldberg • Aubrey Schenck • Don Bradman • Henri Cartier-Bresson • Olav H. Hauge • Orlando Cole • Torgny T:son Segerstedt