Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Harold Ross

Role / Field:

American journalist, co-founder and long-time editor-in-chief of The New Yorker.

Born:

1892-11-06

Died:

1951-12-06

Century / Era:

1892s Historical Era

Database Source:

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Origins & Early Life

Harold Wallace Ross (November 6, 1892 – December 6, 1951) was an American journalist who co-founded The New Yorker magazine in 1925 with his wife Jane Grant, and was its editor-in-chief until his death. Born in a prospector's cabin in Aspen, Colorado, Ross was the son of Scots-Irish immigrant miner George Ross and schoolteacher Ida (née Martin) Ross. When he was eight, the family left Aspen because of the collapse in the price of silver, moving to Redcliff and Silverton, Colorado, then to Salt Lake City, Utah. In Utah, he worked on West High School's paper (The West High Red & Black) and was a stringer for The Salt Lake Tribune, the city's leading daily newspaper.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

He dropped out of school at 13 and ran away to his uncle in Denver, where he worked for The Denver Post as a reporter. Though he returned to his family, he did not return to school, instead getting a job at the Salt Lake Telegram, a smaller afternoon daily newspaper. By the time he was 25 he had worked for at least seven different papers, including the Marysville, California Appeal; the Sacramento Union; the Panama Star and Herald; the New Orleans Item; the Atlanta Journal; the Hudson Observer in Hoboken;...

Enduring Legacy & Impact

The historical impact and works continue to influence the modern world.

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