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American editor of The New Yorker (–)

William Shawn (néChon; August 31, – December 8, ) was an American magazine editor who edited The New Yorker from until

Early life and education

Shawn was born William Chon on August 31, , in Chicago, Illinois, to Benjamin T.

Chon,^[1] a cutlery salesman, and Anna Bransky Chon.

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He was the youngest of five. His older siblings were Harold (), Melba (), Nelson (), and Myron (). His family were non-observant Jews from Eastern Europe.^[2] William dropped out of the University of Michigan after two years ()^[3] and began working.

Career

Early years

Shawn traveled to Las Vegas, New Mexico,^[4] where he worked at the local newspaper, The Optic.

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He returned to Chicago and worked as a journalist. Around he changed the spelling of his last name to Shawn. In , he and his wife, Cecille, moved to New York City, where he tried to start a career as a composer.^[2]

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