Espy, Willard R. (Nombre personal)

His Bold new program, 1950.

His The best of An almanac of words at play, 1999: CIP galley (d. Feb. 1999)

NUCMC data from Washington State Historical Society for His Papers, 1914-1992 (Willard Richardson Espy; author, wordsmith, and public relations expert; b. 1910; d. 1999; m. 1: Ann Alden Hathaway (b. 1912); 2.: Hilda Stanley Cole (b. 1912, divorced, 1962); 3. Louise (Manheim) House (b. 1919); b. Olympia, Wash.; journalist; worked in Calif., and New York; spending time with family in Oysterville, Wash.; worked for Reader's Digest but maintained business interests (oyster canning) in Oysterville; in 1957 began public relations agency and wrote anagram verses for Punch magazine; author of 15 books)

Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02 (b. 1910)

Wikipedia WWW site, Aug. 28, 2017: (William R. Espey; born December 11, 1910, Olympia, Washington; died February 20, 1999, New York City; US editor, philogist, writer, poet, and local historian; genre: light verse, local history)