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Richard Marek was born on 14 June, 1933, is an American businessman (1933–2020). Discover Richard Marek's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 87 years old?

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1933

Richard Marek (June 14, 1933 – March 22, 2020) was an American writer, editor, and publisher who is best known for his novel Works of Genius that explores the odd relationships between authors and publishers in the publishing industry.

Marek was born June 14, 1933, in New York City to Muriel and music executive and author of classical composer biographies George Richard Marek.

1954

Marek married Margot Lynn Ravage in 1954.

1955

He earned his B.A. at Haverford College in 1955 and his M.A. at Columbia University in 1956.

In college, Marek was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society.

1956

Marek served in the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1957.

During that time he was stationed in Japan.

1962

Marek's career in the publishing business began with his positions as an editor at McCall's magazine and his work at Macmillan publishing starting in 1962.

1968

In 1968, he signed the "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War.

Over the course of his career, Marek was also employed at companies like World Publishing, and Dial Press.

1977

Marek ran his own publishing imprint, Richard Marek Books, at Putnam Publishing Group from 1977 to 1981.

1985

In 1985, Marek began serving as the president of E. P. Dutton.

As Marek remarked in an online profile, he has been responsible for editing "well over 300 books".

1987

The couple had two children before Marek's wife died in 1987.

Marek's first major piece of writing, Works of Genius (1987), was a novel that dealt with the inner workings of the publishing industry.

The novel received praise from several major publications such as The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times Book Review.

2001

Marek's second writing, Here is my Hope: A Book of Healing and Prayer: Inspirational Stories of the Johns Hopkins Hospital, was co-written with Randi Henderson and was published in 2001.

2020

He died of esophageal cancer on March 25, 2020, at the age of 86.