Virginia Kirkus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Virginia Kirkus

American book critic and book review magazine publisher, nonfiction writer (1893-1980)

Date of Birth: 07-Dec-1893

Place of Birth: Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 10-Sep-1980

Profession: writer, editor, literary critic

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Virginia Kirkus

  • Virginia Kirkus (December 7, 1893 – September 10, 1980) was the founder and president of the Virginia Kirkus Bookshop Service from 1933 to 1962; in 1969 the service became Kirkus Reviews.
  • Before creating her service in 1933, Kirkus was a teacher in Delaware during the late 1910s.
  • In the 1920s, Kirkus went to New York to edit for Pictorial Review and McCall's.
  • She later was the head of the children's fiction section for Harper & Brothers from 1925 to 1932.

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