Nelson W. Aldrich Jr. | |
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| Born | Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich Jr. April 11, 1935 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | March 8, 2022 (aged 86) North Stonington, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | Fay School St Paul's School Harvard College |
Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich Jr. (April 11, 1935 – March 8, 2022) was an American editor and author. He was noted for writing Old Money: The Mythology of Wealth in America (Alfred A. Knopf, 1988; Allworth Press, 1996), Tommy Hitchcock: An American Hero (Fleet Street Corporation, 1985), as well as George, Being George (Random House, 2008), the story of author and socialite George Plimpton.