Allen Lane
Publisher and founder of Penguin Books / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the U.S. railway station formerly known as Allen Lane, see Richard Allen Lane station. For those of a similar name, see Alan Lane (disambiguation).
Sir Allen Lane CH (born Allen Lane Williams; 21 September 1902 – 7 July 1970) was a British publisher who together with his brothers Richard and John Lane founded Penguin Books in 1935, bringing high-quality paperback fiction and non-fiction to the mass market.[1][2]
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Born | Allen Lane Williams (1902-09-21)21 September 1902 |
Died | 7 July 1970(1970-07-07) (aged 67) |
Burial place | St Nectan's Church, Hartland |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Publisher |
Known for | Founder of Penguin Books |
Spouse |
Lady Letitia Lucy Orr
(m. 1941) |
Children | 3, including Clare Morpurgo |
Relatives | John Lane (uncle) |
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In 1967 he started a hardback imprint under his own name, Allen Lane.