caption death_date death_place children birth_place image_size nationality parents birth_date alma_mater spouse image article_title name occupation death_cause
george p. putnam and amelia earhart c. 1935 4 january 1950 trona , california , usa david -lrb- with dorothy binney putnam -rrb- binney putnam and george palmer putnam , jr. rye , new york 200px american john bishop putnam francis faulkner 7 september 1887 harvard university , university of california dorothy -rrb- jean-marie cosigny james -lrb- divorced -rrb- margaret havilland -lrb- binney widow -rrb- -lrb- divorced -rrb- amelia earhart -lrb- widower gp putnam and ae.jpg george p. putnam
 george p. putnam publisher author promoter kidney failure
george p. putnam

`` this article is about the american publisher , the author and explorer who lived from 1887 to 1950 and was famous for being married to -lrb- and the widower of -rrb- amelia earhart .
for his grandfather , the american book publisher who lived from 1814 to 1872 , see george palmer putnam . ''
george palmer putnam -lrb- september 7 , 1887 -- january 4 , 1950 -rrb- was an american publisher , author and explorer .
known for his marriage to -lrb- and being the widower of -rrb- amelia earhart , he had also achieved fame as one of the most successful promoters in the united states during the 1930s .
