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Name |
Retan, George Walter |
Othernames |
Walter Retan |
Genealogy ID |
86166 |
Born |
1920 |
Deceased |
01 FEB 1999 |
Deceased where |
New York NY |
Education |
Mansfield High School 1937 University of Pennsylvania 1945 |
Occupation |
Editor Author |
Father |
George Austin Retan |
Mother |
Julia Edith Walters |
Spouse |
Elizabeth Wood |
Children |
Lucy Elizabeth Retan Kathy Retan |
Notes |
RETAN, George Walter [SRGP 86166] – George Walter Retan, 78, on February 1, 1999, of cancer at New York Hospital. Beloved husband of Elizabeth Wood Retan and devoted father of Kathy and Betsy and proud grandfather of Isabel Yao Meyers. Much loved brother of Jeannette R. Jarecke and uncle of Peter, Ann and George. Publisher, editor and author of children's’ books, he had most recently completed a biography of children's’ book author Richard Scarry. – The New York Times, 2 February 1999, Section B, p.9 |
Publications |
For Two Bicycles ... George Walter Retan, who was the editor in chief of the juvenile department at Random House in Manhattan. He edited Richard Scarry among others |
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People\Retan_GeorgeWalter.jpg |
