Background
Bragdon, Allen Davenport was born on October 21, 1930 in Cleveland. Son of Clifford Richardson and Joanna (Davenport) Bragdon.
Bragdon, Allen Davenport was born on October 21, 1930 in Cleveland. Son of Clifford Richardson and Joanna (Davenport) Bragdon.
Bachelor, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 1952; postgraduate, Harvard Graduate School Business Management, 1952-1953.
Management trainee, Doubleday and Company. New York City, 1957-1958;
advertising and sales promotion manager, trade department, Doubleday and Company, 1958-1959;
director advertising and sales promotion, The Macmillan Company, 1959-1962;
vice president, general manager book division, The American Heritage Public Company, 1962-1967;
president, public, editor-in-chief, Plenary Publs. International, Inc., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1972-1974;
public, packager, Products, 1974-1976;
founding editor, Games Magazine, New York City, 1977;
editor-in-chief book division, Hearst Corporation, New York City, 1978-1981;
president, Allen D. Bragdon Publications, Inc., New York City, since 1976.
Public consultant Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., New York City, Columbia Broadcasting System News, New York City, The Hamlyn Group Ltd., London, American Bicentennial Company, Inc., New York City, Simplified Travel, Inc., London, The Royal Mint of Great Britain, London, 1967-1972.
Lieutenant commander United States Navy, 1954-1957. Member The Corinthians, Hobby Industry American.
Children: Allen Clifford, Sara Bragdon Ray.