Ross, Harold Wallace (1892-1951), founded The New Yorker magazine and edited it for 26 years, until his death on Dec. 6, 1951. Ross began The New Yorker in 1925 as a publication for and about New York City. It became a national magazine famous for excellent writing, clever cartoons, and penetrating observations.
Ross was born on Nov. 6, 1892, in Aspen, Colo. He left school at 14 to work for newspapers. In World War I, which the United States entered in 1917, he was editor of The Stars and Stripes, a newspaper for U.S. soldiers.
