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Landon Y. Jones (1943-2024) Editor, author. Landon Y. Jones was born in Rome, Georgia, and died in Plainsboro, New Jersey. He was an editor for People magazine.

Full Name

Landon Y. Jones

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline

1943

Birth

Landon Y. Jones was born Landon Young Jones Jr. in Rome, Georgia, on November 4, 1943.

1980

Literary Work

Great Expectations: America and the Baby Boom Generation
Penguin Adult HC/TR
0698110498 / 978-0698110496
Nonfiction.

1989-1997

Other Life Event

New York County: Mr. Jones was managing editor at People magazine from 1989 to 1997.

2000

Literary Work

The Essential Lewis and Clark
Ecco
0060196009 / 978-0060196004
Nonfiction edited by Mr. Jones.

2004

Literary Work

William Clark and the Shaping of the West
Hill and Wang
0809030411 / 978-0809030415
Nonfiction.

2023

Literary Work

Celebrity Nation: How America Evolved Into a Culture of Fans and Followers
Beacon Press
080706565X / ‎ 978-0807065655
Nonfiction.

2024

Death

Landon Y. Jones died in a hospital in Plainsboro, New Jersey, on August 17, 2024.

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