Background
Weybright, Victor was born on March 16, 1903 in Keymar, Maryland, United States. Son of Samuel Royer and Lillie (Fogle) Weybright.
Weybright, Victor was born on March 16, 1903 in Keymar, Maryland, United States. Son of Samuel Royer and Lillie (Fogle) Weybright.
Student of University Pennsylvania, 1921-1922, University of Chicago, 1924-1926. Doctor of Humane Letters, Wagner College, 1961, Syracuse University, 1974. Doctor of Laws, University Wyoming, 1972.
Doctor of Letters, Western Maryland. College, 1976.
Step-children—Helen Haskell Sampson, Truman Talley. Secretary to Jane Addams, Chicago, 1924-1926. Traveling newspaper correspondent, 1926-1927, 34.
Associate editor Butterick Public Company. New York City, 1927-1934. Free lance writer, 1934-1935.
Managing editor Survey Associate, 1935-1942. Consultant Readers Digest, 1935-1942. Executive O.W.I., special assistant to the United States Ambassador, American embassy, London, 1942-1945.
Chairman of the Board, editor-in-chief New American Library of World Literature, Inc., public Signet, Mentor books, New York City, 1945-1966, chairman of the executive committee 1960-1963, chairman public and editorial coms., 1962-1964. Chairman Weybright & Talley, Inc., New York City, 1966-1970, Weybright & Talley, Ltd., London, England., 1966-1970, senior editorial adviser, 1970. Vice-president, director Carlyle House, Inc., 1971-1975, president, from 1975.
Member of executive board P.E.N. American Center, from 1971, international representative to People’s Republic China, 1972. Member board American Book Publications Council, 1954-1957. Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).
Married Hildegarde Fillmore, May 30, 1928. Married second, Helen Talley, February 28, 1950.