Leonard Daniel Wickenden
Born(1913-03-24)March 24, 1913
Tyrone, Pennsylvania
DiedOctober 27, 1989(1989-10-27) (aged 76)
Weston, Connecticut
OccupationNovelist, editor
EducationAmherst College
Period1921-1956
GenreFamily life, short stories, fantasy
Notable worksThe Wayfarers, Tobias Brandywine,The Amazing Vacation
SpouseHermione Hillman

Leonard Daniel Wickenden (March 24, 1913 – October 27, 1989) was an American author and editor. Notable works include The Running of the Deer, The Wayfarers and The Amazing Vacation.[1]

Biography

Wickenden was born by English-born parents in Tyrone, Pennsylvania and grew up in Long Island. He graduated from Amherst College in 1935.[2] At the early stages of his career, he published short stories on Vanity Fair and The New Yorker.[1]

His first significant contribution as a novelist was The Running of the Deer, a best-selling book about two families from Long Island. He revisited the theme of family life for his next novel, Walk Like a Mortal. He spent a 10-month period in Panajachel, Guatemala, living in a village next to Lake Atitlán with other artists. He returned to the United States in May 1948.[3]

In 1953 he became associate editor at book publisher Harcourt Brace.[1] He eventually became senior editor, and he worked with notable authors that included Eudora Welty, James Gould Cozzens, and Wendell Berry.[2] He retired in 1978, but he continued work in consulting and editing as a freelancer.[2] He died of heart attack at his residence in Weston, Connecticut on October 27, 1989.[1]

Works

  • The Running of the Deer (1937)
  • Walk Like a Mortal (1940)
  • The Wayfarers (1945)
  • Tobias Brandywine (1948)
  • The Dry Season (1950 )
  • The Red Carpet (1952)
  • The Amazing Vacation (1956)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Saxon, Wolfgang (1989-10-29). "Dan Wickenden, Author and Editor, Dies at 76". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  2. 1 2 3 "Collection: Leonard Daniel (Dan) Wickenden (AC 1935) Papers | Amherst College - ArchivesSpace". archivesspace.amherst.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  3. ↑ "31 Dec 1969, Page 12 - The Pantagraph at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
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