Isaac Frederick Marcosson

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Isaac Frederick Marcosson (September 13, 1876 - March 14, 1961) was an American magazine editor.

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Biography

Marcosson was born in Louisville, Kentucky on September 13, 1876. He was educated in the schools of Louisville.

In 1903, he became associate editor of The World's Work , and in 1907, he became a member and financial editor of The Saturday Evening Post . From 1910 to 1913, he was editor of Munsey's Magazine .

He died on March 14, 1961, at the Doctors Hospital in Manhattan, New York City. [1]

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References

  1. "Isaac Marcosson, Journalist, Dead. Interviewed Leading World Figures. Was Top Writer on Saturday Evening Post". New York Times . March 15, 1961. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.