Richard Seaver
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For the oil executive, see Richard C. Seaver.
Richard Woodward Seaver (December 31, 1926 – January 5, 2009) was an American translator, editor and publisher. Seaver was instrumental in defying censorship, to bring to light works by authors such as Samuel Beckett, Jean Genet, Henry Miller, William S. Burroughs, Hubert Selby, Eugène Ionesco, E.M. Cioran, D.H. Lawrence, Jack Kerouac, Robert Coover, Harold Pinter and the Marquis de Sade.
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Richard Seaver | |
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Born | (1926-12-31)December 31, 1926 |
Died | January 5, 2009(2009-01-05) (aged 82) New York City, US |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina |
Occupation(s) | Author, editor, translator, publisher |
Spouse | Jeannette Medina (married 1953–2009)
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