William Marion Reedy | |
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 Reedy in 1904 | |
| Born | 1862 (1862) St. Louis, Missouri |
| Died | (aged 58) San Francisco, California |
| Occupation | Editor, writer |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | St. Louis University |
William Marion Reedy (1862 – July 28, 1920) was aSt. Louis–based editor best known for his promotion of the poetsSara Teasdale,Edgar Lee Masters, andCarl Sandburg to the audience of his newspaper,Reedy's Mirror. Politically, Reedy was a liberalDemocrat and advocatedGeorgist economics.[1]
Reedy was born in St. Louis in 1862.[2] He spent his childhood in Kerry Patch and later attendedSt. Louis University.[3] He began his career as a writer's assistant at theMissouri Republican. He then worked for theSt. Louis Globe-Democrat before starting his acclaimed tenure at theMirror in 1893. He became owner of theMirror, where he published the work of up-and-coming poets like Sandburg, Teasdale and Masters. Reedy had an eye for talented new writers, often publishing writers before they gained widespread recognition. He published Edgar Lee Masters' poetry in 1914, work that later formed theSpoon River Anthology. The poet and editor, Orrick Johns, wrote inTime of Our Lives that "Reedy was the only figure to give St. Louis a literary character in the eyes of the rest of the country between 1900 and 1920.[3]
Reedy died unexpectedly in San Francisco on July 28, 1920.[2]
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