Sedgwick, Ellery

Sedgwick, Ellery, 1872–1960, American editor, b. New York City. As editor (1908–38) of the Atlantic Monthly and president of its publishing company, he continued the literary traditions of the magazine and broadened its popularity.

See his reminiscences, The Happy Profession (1946).

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