Douglas McCrae Black (July 25, 1895 – May 15, 1977) was an American lawyer and publishing house executive, president of Doubleday and Company from 1946 to 1963 and president of the American Book Publishers Council.[1]
On September 11, 1920, Black married Maude T. Bergen (1894–1987), daughter of Benjamin Bergen, and they had one child, Virginia Bergen Black (1924–1994). Black was a lawyer in private practice for many years.
When Nelson Doubleday resigned as president in 1946, Black took over and was president of Doubleday and Company from 1946 to 1963.[4] By 1947, Doubleday was the largest publisher in the US, with annual sales of over 30 million books.
Black and his wife were close friends of U.S. PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower and his wife Mamie Eisenhower for more than 20 years and Black was responsible for Doubleday publishing Eisenhower's four volumes of autobiography. The "Douglas M. Black Dwight D. Eisenhower Collection", including over 200 letters and notes exchanged, is at St. Lawrence University.[5]
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January 01, 1970
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