Edwin Megargee

S. Edwin Megargee (1883 - March 13, 1958) was an American animal painter, illustrator and author. He did portraits of dogs, horses and cattle, and he authored several books.

Early life Megargee was born in 1883 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father was the Greek and Russian Consul for the city of Philadelphia. He attended Georgetown University, Drexel University, and the Art Students League of New York. He was the chairman of the library committee and a judge for the American Kennel Club (AKC). While the outcome of their relationship is unknown, Graves was still using her maiden name when she was engaged again in 1945.

On April 25, 1936, Megargee married Jean Inglee, whose father was the executive vice president of the AKC, in Dunellen, New Jersey. It was apparently a happy relationship; in his book The Sixties, her cousin Edmund Wilson wrote, "One of her friends said she had married a swell guy, but then he died and left her stuck with that name [Megargee]."

Before his marriage to Jean Inglee, Megargee was allegedly involved in an affair with Starr Faithfull, at the request of her mother and stepfather. According to the Faithfulls, they had approached Megargee after Dr. William Van Pelt Garretson, a psychiatrist treating Starr, had recommended that she "experience a normal sexual relationship" after being sexually abused by an older man, assumed to be Andrew James Peters.

Megargee resided at 159 East 37th Street in Manhattan, New York City. He died on March 13, 1958, at age 75.

Selected works