We must make a comment about late editor of "The New Yorker", William Shawn, after he died in his sleep on December 3, 1992. in his apartment on Fifth Avenue and 96th Streets thus making him of the New Yorkers living in rent-controlled pre-War apartments He and his wife, Cecille had lived there since 1950,... Continue Reading →
Lillian Ross, The New Yorker Reporter
Lillian Ross, who became known as the consummate fly-on-the-wall reporter in more than six decades at The New Yorker, whether writing about Ernest Hemingway, Hollywood or a busload of Indiana high school seniors on a class trip to New York. Ms. Ross preached unobtrusive reporting and practiced what she preached. She outlined her credo... Continue Reading →