Background
Brady, Upton Birnie was born on April 17, 1938 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Francis Ignatius and Sue (Birnie) Brady.
Brady, Upton Birnie was born on April 17, 1938 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Francis Ignatius and Sue (Birnie) Brady.
AB, Harvard College, 1959.
College field editor, Random House, New York City, 1961-1963; editor, McGraw Hill, New York City, 1963-1965; managing editor, Atlantic Monthly Press, Boston, 1965-1972; associate director, Atlantic Monthly Press, Boston, 1972-1979; director, Atlantic Monthly Press, Boston, 1979-1984; executive editor, Atlantic Monthly Press, Boston, 1984-1988; free-lance editor, consultant, literary agent, since 1988.
Served to lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1959-1961. Member of Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association.
Married Sally Ryder, November 17, 1962. Children– Sarah Schenck, Andrew Upton Birnie, Nathaniel Francis Ryder, Alexander Childs.