author
Frank Crowninshield
1872–1947
A sharp-eyed editor and critic, he helped turn Vanity Fair into one of the liveliest literary and cultural magazines of its era. His wit, taste, and social reach made him a memorable figure in American arts journalism.
2 Audiobooks
High society : Advice as to social campaigning, and hints on the management of dowagers, dinners, debutantes, dances, and the thousand and one diversions of persons of quality
by George S. (George Shepard) Chappell, Frank Crowninshield, Dorothy Parker
Manners for the metropolis : An entrance key to the fantastic life of the 400
by Frank Crowninshield
About the author
Born in Paris on June 24, 1872, Francis Welch Crowninshield was an American journalist, art critic, and theater critic who became widely known as Frank Crowninshield. He is best remembered for shaping and editing Vanity Fair for more than two decades, helping give the magazine its distinctive mix of literature, satire, and high society.
Crowninshield had a gift for spotting talent and setting a tone that felt both stylish and intelligent. Under his editorial leadership, Vanity Fair became an important cultural magazine, and his own reputation grew as a well-connected presence in New York literary and artistic circles.
He died in Manhattan on December 28, 1947. Today he is remembered less as a novelist or single-book author than as an influential editor whose taste helped define a slice of American cultural life in the early 20th century.