William Feather Explained

William Feather
Birth Date:25 August 1889
Birth Place:Jamestown, New York, U.S.
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Case Western Reserve University

William A. Feather (August 25, 1889 – January 7, 1981) was an American publisher and writer, based in Cleveland, Ohio.

Born in Jamestown, New York, Feather relocated with his family to Cleveland in 1903. After earning a degree from Western Reserve University in 1910, he began working as a reporter for the Cleveland Press. In 1916, he established the William Feather Magazine.[1] In addition to writing for and publishing that magazine, and writing for other magazines as H. L. Mencken's The American Mercury, he ran a successful printing business, and wrote several books.[2]

His large printing business, William Feather Printers produced catalogues, magazines, booklets, brochures and corporate annual reports. It moved from Cleveland to Oberlin, Ohio in 1982 after a labor dispute.[3]

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  1. http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=FWA "William A. Feather"
  2. Book: Legendary Locals of Cleveland . Thea Gallo Becker . 55 . 9781467100298 . Arcadia Publishing . November 2012.
  3. News: Vishnevsky. Zina. Plain Dealer obituary. Cleveland Plain Dealer. 27 July 1992.
  4. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008610180 Hathi Trust Digital Library edition
  5. News: A Purge for the Business Blues (book review). New York Times. 6 March 1927. .
  6. News: The Ideals and Follies of Business (book review). Detroit Free Press. 3 July 1927.