14 Facts About Charles Angoff

Charles Angoff was a managing editor of the American Mercury magazine as well as a professor of English of Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Charles Angoff's father was a tailor named John Jacob Angoff; his mother was named Anna Pollack.

Charles Angoff studied at Harvard University from 1919 to 1923 on a scholarship and majored in philosophy.

In 1923, Charles Angoff began his career in journalism at a local weekly.

Charles Angoff worked on the editorial staff of Mencken's American Mercury magazine until 1931, when he became managing editor.

Charles Angoff wrote articles for the magazine, either signing them with pseudonyms or publishing them anonymously.

Mencken and publisher Alfred Knopf felt Charles Angoff was too leftist and sold the magazine privately in January 1935.

Charles Angoff joined the editorial board of The Nation magazine and then became editor of American Spectator until it folded in 1937.

Charles Angoff co-founded the quarterly The Literary Review and helped found the Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, launched in 1967.

Charles Angoff retired in 1976 to the Upper West Side of New York City.

Charles Angoff was appointed to the Board of Trustees of New York City Community College.

Charles Angoff received an honorary Doctor of Letters from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Charles Angoff gladly furnished a letter telling all whom it might concern that Charles F Chase was a news gatherer for the Mercury.

Charles Angoff died on May 3,1979, aged 77, survived by his wife and daughter.