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ROSS, THE NEW YORKER AND ME by Jane Grant. 271 pages. Reynal...
...mere thought of writing a book on a subject that the late James Thurber tackled should produce writer's block in any author now living. Thurber's The Years with Ross was an epitaph that the volatile and volubly profane founder and editor of The New Yorker would himself have pronounced definitive. Jane Grant has one advantage, and only one, that Thurber lacked: she was Ross's first wife (of three) and helped him start The New Yorker. In fact, she says openly what too many wives secretly believe about their husband's successes: "He would...
...Dubuque"; it wasn't even for Ross's own mother. Her unreal ized ambition for him was to see something under his byline in the Saturday Evening Post. He was shy, so much so that he had a hard time rustling funds to start The New Yorker. Though he dealt with the best humorists of his time, he was no phrasemaker. This was about his speed: he once asked Alexander Woollcott to describe him, and Woollcott immediately replied: "Timid." Ross's reply was quick and typical: "You sneaky son of a bitch, you've been...
...candidates' outstanding qualifications, 52% of the Nixonites cited his "maturity and experience" and 40% his "sincerity and conviction." As for Rocky, perhaps partly because his name suggests fiscal solidity, 51% of those who prefer him cited his "ability to keep the economy healthy" while 32% thought the New Yorker had the best chance to win in November, v. 17% who favored Nixon's chances...
...become an indefatigable researcher into the era, which he sees typified by "an innocence, a lack of maturity, and on the other hand, a marvelous sense of style and elegance." To recapture the past, he surrounds himself with trivia, including old copies of Esquire, FORTUNE and The New Yorker, a collection of Popeye lamps, Old Gold cigarette posters and bound volumes of Superman comics. Merkin adopts the look of the past as well as pasting it together; he owns seven white, plaid or pinstripe suits (all with vest and broad lapels) and 175 ties (mostly pink and lavender), parts...