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ALEY, MAXWELL: 1889-

Born at Vincennes, Ind., in 1889, Maxwell Aley , son of Robert Judson and Nellie Archer Aley, was educated at Indiana University, from which he received the A.B. degree.

He was managing editor of CENTURY MAGAZINE (1921-22), fiction editor of WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION (1922-29), and, beginning in 1932, an editor for Longman's Green & Company. He also acted as literary advisor to Bobbs-Merrill Publishing Company, Indianapolis , and lectured on the short story at New York University. His short stories have been published in numerous periodicals, including GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, DELINEATOR, WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION, PICTORIAL REVIEW, MC CALLS, and COLLIER'S.

Information from Who's Who Among North American Authors and the Indianapolis Public Library.

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