Sir Allen Lane | |
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![]() Lane at London Zoo, 1965 | |
Born | Allen Lane Williams 21 September 1902 |
Died | 7 July 1970 | (aged 67)
Burial place | St Nectan's Church, Hartland |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Publisher |
Known for | Founder of Penguin Books |
Spouse |
Lady Letitia Lucy Orr
(m. 1941) |
Children | 3, including Clare Morpurgo |
Relatives | John Lane (uncle) |
Awards |
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Sir Allen Lane CH (born Allen Lane Williams; 21 September 1902 – 7 July 1970) was a British publisher who together with his brothers Richard and John Lane founded Penguin Books in 1935, bringing high-quality paperback fiction and non-fiction to the mass market.[1][2]
In 1967 he started a hardback imprint under his own name, Allen Lane.