Richard L. Simon

Richard L. Simon

Richard Leo Simon (March 6, 1899 – July 29, 1960) was an American businessman, the co-founder of the publishing house Simon & Schuster.

Born in New York City, his brother was music critic and author George T. Simon. A graduate of Columbia University, he had four children with wife Andrea (Heinemann) Simon: former opera singer and New York real estate agent Joanna Simon; Broadway score writer Lucy Simon; singer-songwriter Carly Simon; and photographer Peter Simon.

Simon died in 1960 after suffering a heart attack. Simon was a resident of Fieldston, an area within Riverdale in the Bronx.Jackson, Nancy Beth. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950CE7D91E3CF934A25751C0A9649C8B63&scp=1&sq=%22richard+simon%22+riverdale&st=nyt "If You're Thinking of Living In/Fieldston; A Leafy Enclave in the Hills of the Bronx"] , "The New York Times", February 17, 2002. Accessed May 3, 2008. "After World War II, Richard Simon, founder of Simon & Schuster, bought a Georgian red-brick Baum house where he brought up his three musical daughters: Joanna, Lucy and Carly."]

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