Richard L. Simon

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Richard L. Simon (1899 - July 29, 1960) was an American businessman, the co-founder of the publishing house Simon & Schuster. His brother was music critic and author George T. Simon. A graduate of Columbia University, he had four children with wife Andrea (Heinemann) Simon: former opera singer and New York real estate agent Joanna Simon; Broadway score writer Lucy Simon; singer-songwriter Carly Simon; and photographer Peter Simon.

Simon died in 1960 after suffering a heart attack.