Leon Shimkin | |
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| Born | April 7, 1907 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 25, 1988 (aged 81) New Rochelle, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Publisher |
| Spouse | Rebecca Shimkin |
| Children | 2 |
Leon Shimkin (April 7, 1907 – May 25, 1988) was an American businessman who helped to build Simon & Schuster into a major publishing company. Shimkin was responsible for many self-help bestsellers turning Dale Carnegie's lectures into the bestselling book How to Win Friends and Influence People and J.K. Lasser's tax books. Shimkin co-founded Pocket Books and was a pioneer by distributing mass market paperbacks through newsstands and drugstores. Shimkin became the third partner to Simon & Schuster's Max Schuster and Richard L. Simon and remained as an executive after Simon & Schuster was sold to Field Enterprises, Inc. in 1944. Shimkin rose to become chairman of the board and owner of Simon & Schuster until he sold it to Gulf + Western in 1975.[1]
- ^ Mcdowell, Edwin (1988-05-26). "Leon Shimkin, a Guiding Force At Simon & Schuster, Dies at 81". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-04-03.