Betty Ballantine (born 1919), is a publisher who, with her husband Ian Ballantine formed Bantam Books in 1945 and Ballantine Books in 1952. They became freelance publishers in the 1970s. 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Bantam Books (established 1945), owned by Random House, is a member of the Bantam Dell Publishing Group. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ballantine Books, founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine, is a major book publisher and is currently owned by Random House. ... 1952 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ...
BettyBallantine, born in India to a colonial family, married Ian Ballantine in 1939, and soon thereafter the couple moved to New York and began importing mass-market paperbacks from the UK.
They were a team for over 50 years, helping to form Bantam Books in 1945, launching their own firm Ballantine Books in 1952, becoming freelance consulting editors/publishers in the 1970s.
Ian and BettyBallantine won two World Fantasy Awards, in 1975 and 1984, and Betty received a special SFWA Presidents Award in 2002.
A memorial service for Ian Ballantine, the pioneering publisher who founded three paperback houses, will be tomorrow at 1 P.M. at the Hudson Theater at the Hotel Macklowe, 145 West 44th Street.
Speakers are to include his wife and business partner, BettyBallantine; Irwyn Applebaum, the president and publisher of Bantam Books; George Davidson, a vice president of Ballantine Books, and Peter Mayer, chief executive of the Penguin Group.
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