About John Geoghegan
Lived 1917 – 1999 (aged 81–82). John Geoghegan was an American publisher.
John Geoghegan (1917 – December 28, 1999) was an American publisher.
Early life Geoghegan was born in Philadelphia.
He served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945.
He and the literary scout Lena Wickman are credited with "discovering" John le Carré and his debut novel The Spy Who Came In From The Cold.
Personal life Geoghegan died on December 28, 1999, in a hospital in Walnut Creek, California, of complications from a brain aneurysm.
He was married to Carole, and had a daughter, Maggie Geoghegan-Bedecarre; three sons, Michael, Peter, and John; and a stepson, Arthur E. de Cordova III.
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Who was John Geoghegan?
American publisher
When was John Geoghegan born?
John Geoghegan was born in 1917 in Philadelphia.
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John Geoghegan died on 28 December 1999 in Walnut Creek, California.
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John Geoghegan was a publisher.
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John Geoghegan was American.
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