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Lot of Five Signatures Literary Interest

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:40.00 - 60.00 USD
Lot of Five Signatures Literary Interest
<B>Lot of Five Signatures Literary Interest,</B></I> including: <B>Bruce Fairchild Barton</B></I> (1886-1967) was an American author, advertising executive, and politician. He worked as a publicist and magazine editor before co-founding an advertising agency in 1919. Nine years later the agency merged to become Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn. Barton headed the agency until 1961, building it into one of the industry's leaders. Among other famous campaigns, he created the character of "Betty Crocker". He is also credited with naming General Motors and General Electric. Politically conservative, he offered his public relations expertise to many Republican candidates over the years. A staunch opponent of Roosevelt and the New Deal, he served two terms in the House of Representative. Barton was most famous, however, as the author of many bestselling guides to personal success. He also wrote literally hundreds of articles for popular magazines, offering readers advice and inspiration for pursuing the American dream; <B>Henry Seidel Canby</B></I> (1878-1961) was critic, editor, and a Yale University professor. Canby graduated from Yale in 1899, then taught at the university until becoming a professor in 1922. Following a four year stint as the editor of the Literary Review of the <I>New York Evening Post,</B></I> Canby became one of the founders and editors of the <I>Saturday Review of Literature,</B></I> serving as the last until 1936; <B>Clarence Budington Kelland</B></I> (1881- 1964) an attorney and author best remembered for his character Scattergood Baines and Mr. Deeds in short stories that appeared in the <I>Saturday Evening Post.</B></I> He described himself as "the best second-rate writer in America"; <B>Horatio Winslow</B></I> (1882-?) American author and editor of <I>The Masses</B></I>; <B>Will Irwin</B></I> (1873 - 1948) was an American author, writer and journalist. He wrote the poetry collection <I>The Hamadryads</B></I> in 1904. Irwin attended Stanford University, where he was a member of the Stanford Chaparral. Very fine. <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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