Seon Manley Explained

Seon Manley
Birth Name:Janet Helen Givens
Birth Date:January 7, 1921
Birth Place:Connecticut
Death Date:March 11, 2009
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Wellesley College

Seon Manley (January 7, 1921 – March 11, 2009), was an American editor and author who worked with her sister Gogo Lewis. She worked with the supernatural, tales of suspense, and horror as well as biographies.

Biography

Janet Helen Givens was born in Connecticut on January 7, 1921 to Webster Crane Givens and Carolyn McLean. Her degree was from Wellesley College. Her mother died while she was young and she and her sister were sent to live with their grandparents in New York for a time. She became the advertising manager for the publishing house Vanguard Press. Manley began editing books for Vanguard, including critical works like those by Eugene Jolas. Manley also edited anthologies of horror stories, mostly with her sister Gogo Lewis. Edward Gorey created the covers for eight of these from 1973 to 1979. Manley also wrote about the places and people she encountered and various times in her life in a series of mostly autobiographical books. With her husband she edited a book on The Age of the Manager which went with his consulting company. They also created books on the history of a selection of beaches and islands and the people involved in them. Manley in 2009. Her husband was Robert Russell Manley Jr, with whom she had a daughter Shivaun.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Bibliography

Books

Anthologies

Short fiction

Notes and References

  1. Web site: View ROBERT MANLEY's Obituary on NYTimes . Legacy.com . 2013-03-17 . 2020-02-07.
  2. Chandler. Alfred D.. 1963. The Age of the Manager: A Treasury of our Times. Edited by Robert and Seon Manley. New York, The Macmillan Co., 1962. Pp. 492. $8.50.. Business History Review. en. 37. 3. 279–280. 10.2307/3112241. 3112241. 0007-6805.
  3. Web site: RUDYARD KIPLING: Creative Adventure.; By Seon Manley. Illustrated. 256 pp. New York: The Vanguard Press $4.95. For Ages 12 and Up. . The New York Times . 1965-02-07 . 2020-02-07.
  4. Web site: Engagement Announcement. Waukesha Daily Freeman (Waukesha, WI). 1 July 1954.
  5. Web site: Author . Seon Manley . en.
  6. Web site: View Robert Manley's Obituary on GreenwichTime.com and share memories . Legacy.com . 2020-02-07.
  7. Web site: LONG ISLAND DISCOVERY by Seon Manley . Kirkus Reviews . 2016-11-11 . 2020-02-07.
  8. Web site: Anthologies by Seon Manley and Gogo Lewis . Goreyana . 2004-02-26 . 2020-02-07.
  9. Web site: EDWARD GOREY. Ladies of the Gothics. . Log In - Client Account . 2018-06-05 . 2020-02-07.
  10. Book: Ashley . M. . Contento . W. . The Supernatural Index: A Listing of Fantasy, Supernatural, Occult, Weird, and Horror Anthologies . Greenwood Press . Bibliographies and indexes in science fiction, fantasy, and horror . 1995 . 978-0-313-24030-0 . 2020-02-07.
  11. Book: Carter, R.A. . Tell Me the Truth About Love: Memories: 1953-1969 . Xlibris US . 2008 . 978-1-4691-2400-1 . 2020-02-07 . 66.
  12. Web site: Manley, Seon - Library of Congress . LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies . 1999-02-22 . 2020-02-07.

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