John evangelist walsh biography

John Evangelist Walsh (1927–2015) was an.
John Evangelist Walsh was an American author, biographer, editor, historian and journalist.
John Evangelist Walsh was born in Manhattan, New York on December 27, 1927.

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MONROE - When John Evangelist Walsh was young, he didn't think he had what it takes to write a book.

As it turned out, he did.

In fact, he had what it takes to do what most writers can only dream: He wrote what he wanted, when he wanted. During a writing career that spanned more than 50 years, he wrote more than 25 books on subjects ranging from the Shroud of Turin to literary figures such as Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost and Edgar Allen Poe.

Walsh, 87, died quietly in Monroe March 19 after a short illness. His passing was noted with an obituary in The New York Times, a testament to the literary legacy Walsh leaves behind.

Walsh was a well-known and well-respected figure in the publishing world. He had a number of editorial positions, working for publishing giants such as Prentice Hall and Simon & Schuster. His reputation and deep connections allowed Walsh to pursue his career on his own terms, said his son Timothy Walsh, who is a writer himself and works as the director of the main undergraduate advising service at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

"He knew everybody in

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About the Author

John Evangelist Walsh was born in Manhattan, New York on December 27, 1927. He enlisted in the Army and served in the infantry in Italy in the mid-1940s and as a reporter and photographer for military newspapers. When he returned home, he enrolled in Iona College, but before graduating he was hired show more as a reporter for The Oneonta Daily Star in upstate New York. It was the start of a career that took him to Prentice-Hall, Simon and Schuster, and Reader's Digest, where he headed condensed-book projects. He wrote several books during his lifetime including Into My Own: The English Years of Robert Frost, This Brief Tragedy: The Unraveling of the Todd-Dickinson Affair, and Unraveling Piltdown: The Science Fraud of the Century and Its Solution. He was also the project editor on the condensation of the Reader's Digest Bible from 850,000 words to 510,000 words. He died on March 19, 2015 at the age of 87. (Bowker Author Biography)show less

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The Hidden Life of Emily Dickinson

John Evangelist Walsh was born in Manhattan, New York on December 27, 1927. He enlisted in the Army and served in the infantry in Italy in the mid-1940s and as a reporter and photographer for military newspapers. When he returned home, he enrolled in Iona College, but before graduating he was hired as a reporter for The Oneonta Daily Star in upstate New York. It was the start of a career that took him to Prentice-Hall, Simon and Schuster, and Reader's Digest, where he headed condensed-book projects. He wrote several books during his lifetime including Into My Own: The English Years of Robert Frost, This Brief Tragedy: The Unraveling of the Todd-Dickinson Affair, and Unraveling Piltdown: The Science Fraud of the Century and Its Solution. He was also the project editor on the condensation of the Reader's Digest Bible from 850,000 words to 510,000 words. He died on March 19, 2015 at the age of 87.