Judith Jones

Judith Jones (née Bailey; March 10, 1924 – August 2, 2017)[1] was an American writer and proofreader. She was best known for having rescued The Diary of Anne Frank from the reject pile.[2] Jones also helped publish Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking.[3][4]

Judith Jones
Jones at the Library of Congress in 2007
Jones at the Library of Congress in 2007
BornJudith Bailey
(1924-03-10)March 10, 1924
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 2, 2017(2017-08-02) (aged 93)
Walden, Vermont, U.S.
OccupationWriter, editor
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationBrearley School
Alma materBennington College
Spouse
Evan Jones
(m. 1951; his death 1996)

Jones retired as senior editor and vice president at Alfred A. Knopf in 2011.[5] Jones was also a cookbook author and memoirist. She won multiple lifetime achievement awards, including the James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006.

References

  1. Yonan, Joe (August 2, 2017). "Judith Jones, cookbook editor who brought Julia Child and others to the table, dies at 93". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  2. Tabachnick, Toby (2009). "The editor who didn’t pass on Anne Frank; Jones recalls famous diary". The Jewish Chronicle. http://thejewishchronicle.net/bookmark/2225171-The-editor-who-didn%E2%80%99t-pass-on-Anne-Frank-Jones-recalls-famous-diary. Retrieved April 2, 2016. 
  3. Raising Steaks, Christine Muhlke, NY Times September 24, 2009
  4. "A Century of Alfred A. Knopf". PublishersWeekly.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  5. Swanson, Clare (15 May 2015). A Century of Alfred A. Knopf. Publisher's Weekly. http://new.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/66661-a-century-of-knopf.html. Retrieved 24 September 2015. 

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