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Willard Richardson Espy (December 11, 1910 – February 20, 1999) was an American editor, philologist, writer, poet, and local historian. Raised in the seaside village of Oysterville, Washington, Espy later studied at the University of Redlands in California before becoming an editor in New York City, as well as a contributor to Reader's Digest, The New Yorker, Punch, and other publications.

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rdfs:comment	Willard Richardson Espy (December 11, 1910 – February 20, 1999) was an American editor, philologist, writer, poet, and local historian. Raised in the seaside village of Oysterville, Washington, Espy later studied at the University of Redlands in California before becoming an editor in New York City, as well as a contributor to Reader's Digest, The New Yorker, Punch, and other publications. (en)
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resting place	Oysterville, Washington Oysterville Cemetery
Subject	1910 births 1999 deaths 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American poets 20th-century philologists American book editors American humorists American male novelists American male poets American people of Scotch-Irish descent American philologists People from Pacific County, Washington Reader's Digest The Atlantic (magazine) people The Nation (U.S. magazine) people University of Redlands alumni Writers from Olympia, Washington Punch (magazine) people
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birth name	Willard Richardson Espy (en)
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alma mater	University of Redlands
birth place	Oly Washington (state)
death place	New York City New York (state)
genre	Local history Light poetry
occupation	Philology
has abstract	Willard Richardson Espy (December 11, 1910 – February 20, 1999) was an American editor, philologist, writer, poet, and local historian. Raised in the seaside village of Oysterville, Washington, Espy later studied at the University of Redlands in California before becoming an editor in New York City, as well as a contributor to Reader's Digest, The New Yorker, Punch, and other publications. In the 1960s, he began publishing books on philology as well collections of poetry collections, and became the best-known collector of and commentator on word play of his time. In 1977, he published the national bestseller Oysterville: Roads to Grandpa's Village, a semi-autobiographical novel about his familial heritage in the Oysterville community. Espy died at New York Hospital in Manhattan in 1999, and was interred at Oysterville Cemetery. (en)
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