John Macrae III, Eclectic Publisher and Rights Champion, Dies at 91
Briefly

John Macrae III, a dashing publisher who gambled on groundbreaking books and dauntlessly defended authors who defied injustices committed by their own governments, died on Feb. 1 at his home in Manhattan.He was 91.His death was confirmed by his wife, the Manhattan gallerist Paula Cooper.Mr. Macrae was president and publisher of E.P. Dutton from 1968 to 1981, representing the third generation of his family to run the company.
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