Ballantine, Ian Keith
Born: Feb 15, 1916 AD
Died: 1995 AD, at 79 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Businessmen
Died: 1995 AD, at 79 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Businessmen
1916 - Born in New York City on the 15th of February.
1939 - The year of his marriage, he initiated the distribution of Penguin Books in the United States.
1945 - He Ballantines were involved in the formation of Bantam Books.
1952 - He was the first president of Bantam.
1970 - Lin Carter edited their Ballantine Adult Fantasy series of classics by H.P. Lovecraft and others.
1973 - Ballantine Books was acquired by Random House, the Ballantines became freelance consulting editors and publishers.
1984 - Ian and Betty Ballantine won two World Fantasy Awards.
1995 - Died of a heart attack on the 9th of March.
1939 - The year of his marriage, he initiated the distribution of Penguin Books in the United States.
1945 - He Ballantines were involved in the formation of Bantam Books.
1952 - He was the first president of Bantam.
1970 - Lin Carter edited their Ballantine Adult Fantasy series of classics by H.P. Lovecraft and others.
1973 - Ballantine Books was acquired by Random House, the Ballantines became freelance consulting editors and publishers.
1984 - Ian and Betty Ballantine won two World Fantasy Awards.
1995 - Died of a heart attack on the 9th of March.
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