Background
Allen, Edward Frank was born on June 9, 1885 in Newark, New Jersey, United States. Son of Frank R. and Jane (Ayres) Allen.
Allen, Edward Frank was born on June 9, 1885 in Newark, New Jersey, United States. Son of Frank R. and Jane (Ayres) Allen.
Education public and private schools.
1 son, Bruce Reed. Reporter Ontario Repository-Messenger, Canandaigua, New York, 1904. Began contributing to New York Times review of books, 1906. Managing editor Bohemian Magazine, 1908.
Public Book News Service, 1909.
Editor Travel, 1910-1914, Lippincott’s Magazine, 1914-1915, McBride’s Magazine, 1915-1916, Travel, 1916-1917. Literary adviser to Robert M. McBride & Company Special representative War and Navy Departments
Communications on Training Camp Activities, 1917-1918. Editor The National Marine, 1918-1919 and 1920-1921.
Publicity and literary manager J. B. Pond Lyceum Bureau, 1919-1920.
Served as editor Longmans, Green & Company, publications. Pacific Coast representative Longmans, Green & Company, and Payson & Clarke, Limited. Editor The Midwest Company, publications, 1929-1932.
Director of public relations, The Women's Screen Guild, 1933.
Associate editor of Popular Science Monthly, 1944-1946. Associate editor Collier’s Encyclopedia, New York City, 1949-1950.
Compiler: A Dictionary of Abbreviations, 1946. A Pocket Treasury of Supersititions, 1948.
Contributor to The Dial, Outing, Newspaper Feature Service, Scribner’s, The Century, Crty.
Life. Address: New York City *.
Married Vera Reed, October 27, 1915.