Elizabeth (Betty) Norah Ballantine

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Elizabeth (Betty) Norah Ballantine (Jones)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: India
Death: February 12, 2019 (99)
Bearsville, Ulster County, New York, United States
Immediate Family:

Wife of Ian Keith Ballantine
Mother of Richard Ian Ballantine

Managed by: Jean Bennett
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About Elizabeth (Betty) Norah Ballantine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Ballantine

Elizabeth Jones Ballantine (September 25, 1919 – February 12, 2019), better known as Betty Ballantine, was an American publisher, editor, and writer. She was born during the Raj to a British colonial family. After her marriage to Ian Ballantine in 1939, she moved to New York where they created Bantam Books in 1945 and established Ballantine Books in 1952. They became freelance publishers in the 1970s. Their son, Richard, was an author and journalist specializing in cycling topics.

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Elizabeth (Betty) Norah Ballantine's Timeline

1919
September 25, 1919
India
1940
July 25, 1940
Kingston, Ulster County, New York, United States
2019
February 12, 2019
Age 99
Bearsville, Ulster County, New York, United States