Richard L. Simon

Richard L. Simon
Born
Richard Leo Simon

(1899-03-06)March 6, 1899
New York City, U.S.
DiedJuly 29, 1960(1960-07-29) (aged 61)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materColumbia University
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCo-founder of Simon & Schuster
Spouse
(m. 1934)
Children4; including Joanna, Lucy and Carly
RelativesGeorge T. Simon (brother)
Carly Simon (daughter)
Sally Taylor (granddaughter)

Richard Leo Simon (March 6, 1899 – July 29, 1960) was an American book publisher. He was the co-founder, with Max Schuster, of the publishing house Simon & Schuster and father of singer-songwriter Carly Simon.