Judith Jones
Judith Jones | |
|---|---|
 Jones at the Library of Congress in 2007 | |
| Born | Judith Bailey March 10, 1924 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 2, 2017 (aged 93) Walden, Vermont, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, editor |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Brearley School |
| Alma mater | Bennington College |
| Spouse |
Evan Jones
(m. 1951; died 1996) |
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]
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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Tabachnick, Toby (2009). "The editor who didn't pass on Anne Frank; Jones recalls famous diary". The Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on August 2, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2016 – via Firefox.
- ↑ Raising Steaks, Christine Muhlke, NY Times September 24, 2009
- ↑ "A Century of Alfred A. Knopf". PublishersWeekly.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
- ↑ Swanson, Clare (15 May 2015). "A Century of Alfred A. Knopf". Publisher's Weekly. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
Other websites
- Judith Jones' Blog Archived 2009-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- "Judith Jones reads from Tenth Muse" on NPR, January 8, 2008
- Lecture Review: "Knopf editor Judith Jones charms audience", Tuesday, April 7, 2009, by Bob Hoover, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette