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| − | + | Thomas Randall Dupree, 72, was born on November 27, 1949, in Norfolk, Virginia and died at his home in New York City on February 7, 2022, from cardiorespiratory arrest. Tom was a professional newsman, advertising executive, critic, and editor. He graduated from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi and earned a graduate degree in journalism at the University of Georgia. In the 1970’s he was a freelance music reviewer for publications such as him. He moved to New York City where he became an advertising agency copywriter, and then moved into publishing where he composed cover blurbs. He edited science fiction books at Bantam from 1992-1997, eventually becoming Senior Editor there, and then later Executive Editor at HarperCollins. Tom worked across a wide spectrum: Louis L’Amour westerns, the Star Wars book series, fiction from Tom Robbins and Bill Fitzhugh, and wide-ranging pop culture books and memoirs. | |
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Thomas Randall Dupree, 72, was born on November 27, 1949, in Norfolk, Virginia and died at his home in New York City on February 7, 2022, from cardiorespiratory arrest. Tom was a professional newsman, advertising executive, critic, and editor. He graduated from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi and earned a graduate degree in journalism at the University of Georgia. In the 1970’s he was a freelance music reviewer for publications such as him. He moved to New York City where he became an advertising agency copywriter, and then moved into publishing where he composed cover blurbs. He edited science fiction books at Bantam from 1992-1997, eventually becoming Senior Editor there, and then later Executive Editor at HarperCollins. Tom worked across a wide spectrum: Louis L’Amour westerns, the Star Wars book series, fiction from Tom Robbins and Bill Fitzhugh, and wide-ranging pop culture books and memoirs.