John Calder
Scottish publisher (1927–2018)
John Mackenzie Calder (25 January 1927 – 13 August 2018) was a Scottish-Canadian writer and publisher who founded the company Calder Publishing in 1949.2
From Wikipedia’s article on John Calder (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Jan 25, 1927, died Aug 13, 2018.1
Companies
- Calder PublishingFounder10
Early life and education
- Date not recordedUniversity of Zurich3
Career
Occupation: publisher.6
- Date not recordedFounded Calder Publishing4
- Date not recordedFounded Traverse Theatre5
Personal life
Calder was married to Christya Myling from 1954 to 1961. They have a daughter named Jamie (b. 1954). Calder and Bettina Jonic were married in 1961. That lasted until 1975, and produced another daughter, Anastasia (b. 1963). Calder had a long-term relationship with Muriel Leyner, mother of author Mark Leyner, from 1983 to 2005. Calder married Sheila Colvin, who had been a friend and partner from his earliest involvement with the arts, and the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh. She is a former associate director of the Edinburgh International Festival and director of the Aldeburgh Festival. The couple lived in Edinburgh and Paris.
Calder died in Edinburgh on 13 August 2018, aged 91.
From Wikipedia’s article on John Calder (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- 1WikidataJohn Calder on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaJohn Calder on Wikipedia
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- 10WikidataCalder Publishing, Founder