About
George Horace Lorimer (1867-1937) was an American editor and author. After studies at Colby College and Yale, he worked in the meatpacking industry in Chicago. In 1898, he became literary editor of The Saturday Evening Post, then editor-in-chief in 1899. Under his leadership, the magazine grew from a modest circulation to nearly three million copies in the 1920s. He published major authors such as Jack London, Willa Cather, and F. Scott Fitzgerald, and launched the career of illustrator Norman Rockwell. Lorimer also wrote successful books, including Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son (1902). He held executive positions at Curtis Publishing Company until his retirement in 1937.
Major works
- Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son (1902)epistolary novel
- Old Gorgon Graham (1903)novel
- The False Gods (1906)novel
- Jack Spurlock, Prodigal (1908)novel
Key milestones
- 1899Appointed editor-in-chief of The Saturday Evening Post, a position he held until 1937.
- 1916Hired Norman Rockwell to illustrate covers for The Saturday Evening Post.
- 1932Became president of the Curtis Publishing Company.
Themes
Success and entrepreneurshipAmerican literatureJournalism and publishingRural life and traditional valuesMentorship and advice
Sources: britannica.com · pabook.libraries.psu.edu · snaccooperative.org