Author: William Maxwell
Alternate names: William Keepers Maxwell Jr.; William Keepers Maxwell
Born: 1908-08-16
Died: 2000-07-31
Bio: William Keepers Maxwell Jr. (August 16, 1908 – July 31, 2000) was an American editor, novelist, short story writer, essayist, children's author, and memoirist. He served as a fiction editor at *The New Yorker* from 1936 to 1975. An editor devoted to his writers, Maxwell became a mentor and confidant to many authors.