Betty Ballantine
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 5 years ago |
Date of birth | September 25,1919 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | British Raj |
Date of died | February 12,2019 |
Died | Bearsville |
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United States | |
Spouse | Ian Ballantine |
Known for | Bantam Books |
Children | Richard Ballantine |
Awards | World Fantasy Special Award—Professional |
World Fantasy Award—Life Achievement | |
Books | An American Celebration |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 664006 |
Betty Ballantine Life story
Betty Ballantine was an American publisher, editor, and writer. She was born during the Raj to a British colonial family. After her marriage to Ian Ballantine in 1939, she moved to New York where they created Bantam Books in 1945 and established Ballantine Books in 1952. They became freelance publishers in the 1970s.