Patrick McCarthy (publisher), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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American magazine editor
Date of Birth: 06-Jun-1951
Date of Death: 26-Feb-2019
Profession: journalist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Patrick McCarthy (publisher)
- Patrick McCarthy (June 6, 1951 – February 24, 2019) was chairman and editorial director of W magazine and Women's Wear Daily (WWD).Born in Dedham, Massachusetts, he graduated from Boston University as an undergraduate and from Stanford University's graduate journalism school in 1973 then began his career at Fairchild Publications at WWD in London.
- When Fairchild retired in 1997, he selected McCarthy as his successor in the roles of chairman and editorial director.
- McCarthy spent his entire professional life with the company, seeing it through its first acquisition by Disney and then its 1999 sale to Condé Nast.McCarthy died on February 24, 2019, aged 67, following a short illness.
- He is survived by a sister and three nieces.
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