Barbara Epstein
Barbara Epstein | |
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 Epstein in 1993 | |
| Born | Barbara Zimmerman August 30, 1928 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | June 16, 2006 (aged 77) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Literary editor |
| Spouse | |
| Partner | Murray Kempton (until 1997) |
| Children | 2 |
Barbara Epstein (née Zimmerman; August 30, 1928 – June 16, 2006) was an American literary editor and founding co-editor of The New York Review of Books.[1]
Life and work
[edit]Epstein, née Zimmerman, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to a Jewish family, and graduated from Radcliffe College in 1949. In 1953, she and editor