Background
Talley, Truman Macdonald was born on February 3, 1925 in New York City. Son of Truman Hughes and Helen Nicholson (Macdonald) Talley.
Talley, Truman Macdonald was born on February 3, 1925 in New York City. Son of Truman Hughes and Helen Nicholson (Macdonald) Talley.
Graduate cum laude, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1949.
Associate editor New American Library. of World Literature, New York City, 1949-1959, editorial vice president, 1959-1964. President, editorial director Weybright & Talley, 1966-1978. Public Truman Talley Books/Times Books, 1978-1982.
With Evangelical Presbyterian Dutton, 1983-1998, St. Martin's Press, New York City, 1998—2008. Retired, 2008.
Member of Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association.
Married Madelon DeVoe, October 17, 1953 (deceased 1997). Children: Melanie, Macdonald, Marina. Married Susannah H. Chapman, February 6, 2008.