Allen Lane
@allenlane
publisher, founder of Penguin Books (1902-1970)
Building Pelican Books as Founder · United Kingdom
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Key facts
- Lived
- 1902–1970
- Educated at
- Bristol Grammar School
About
Allen Lane (1902–1970) was a publisher. They were born in Bristol. They studied at Bristol Grammar School.
In context
Pelican Books was founded in 1937 and has no closure on record. Among the 42 other publishing house companies founded in the 1930s we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 15 years.
Named alongside
- Jonathan CapeFounder
- Richard BransonFounder
- Wren HowardFounder
- A. A. WynFounder
- Frederick WarneFounder
- George Haven PutnamFounder
- George Palmer PutnamFounder
- John Bishop PutnamFounder
Contribution
Allen's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.
Companies
- Pelican Booksnon-fiction imprint of Penguin BooksFounder · publishing house · London, United Kingdom · Founded 1937
- Penguin Booksimprint of Penguine Random HouseFounder · book publishing · London, United Kingdom · Founded 1935
- Penguin GroupBritish book publisherFounder · book publisher · City of Westminster, United Kingdom · Founded 1935