Ralph Paine, Jr.

Ralph "Del" Delahaye Paine Jr. (March 31, 1906 – January 12, 1991 ) was an American editor and publisher.

Born in Newark, New Jersey, Paine had two younger twin brothers, Stuart Douglas Paine, who became an Antarctic explorer, and Philbrook Ten Eyck Paine, born 1910. and graduated in 1929.

After college, Paine was a Wall Street securities analyst for Edward B. Smith & Co.

In 1938, he became personal assistant to publisher Henry Luce, the co-founder of Time. He was later a war correspondent in the Pacific. Paine also served as publisher of Architectural Forum from 1954 to 1963 and House and Home from 1962 to 1963.

At the time of his death, Paine was president and treasurer of the Vermont real estate holdings company Barton Mountain Corporation.