Martha Foley | |
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| Born | March 21, 1897 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | September 5, 1977 (aged 80) |
Martha Foley (March 21, 1897 – September 5, 1977) was an American writer. She co-founded Story magazine in 1931 with her husband Whit Burnett, and achieved some celebrity by introducing notable authors through the magazine, such as J. D. Salinger, Tennessee Williams and Richard Wright. In 1941 she became the series editor for The Best American Short Stories series.