Robert Giroux
(1914-2008)
American book editor and publisher
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Robert Giroux (April 8, 1914 – September 5, 2008) was an American book editor and publisher. Starting his editing career with Harcourt, Brace & Co., he was hired away to work for Roger W. Straus, Jr. at Farrar & Straus in 1955, where he became a partner and, eventually, its chairman. The firm was henceforth known as Farrar, Straus and Giroux, where he was known by his nickname, "Bob".
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8 April 1914 Jersey City, New Jersey
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| Died |
5 September 2008 (aged 94) Tinton Falls, New Jersey
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| Zodiac | Aries |
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