Ray Long

Ray Long
Born	March 23, 1878 Lebanon, Indiana, United States of America
Died	July 9, 1935 (aged 57) Beverly Hills, California, United States of America
Nationality	American
Occupation	Magazine & newspaper editor, film writer
Known for	Editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine
Spouse(s)	Several (see 'Personal Life and Family' section)
Children	Ray Long (1924–1998)

William Ray Long, more commonly known as Ray Long (March 23, 1878 – July 9, 1935) was an American newspaper, magazine, film, writer, and editor who is notable for being the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine between 1919 and 1931. He is said to have had "a colorful career" before he was affected by financial problems and ended up committing suicide.

Long was born into poverty in 1878 in Lebanon, Indiana, a small, rural town in the Midwestern United States. He was educated in public schools in Indianapolis, a much larger city and the capital of Indiana. His first job was being a page on the Superior Court in Indianapolis. He later acquired an interest in newspapers and magazines and became a copy boy on the Indianapolis News. He became a reporter at the young age of 22, and later worked for many other newspapers and magazines, such as the Indianapolis Star, Kansas City Post, Cincinnati Post, Cleveland Press, and Hampton's Magazine.

Long was a police reporter for the Cincinnati Post, and he was made the managing editor of this newspaper when he was 20 years old due to a shake-up at this newspaper. He created a staff to help him out, all of whom were 24 years old or younger. This staff included Roy Howard and O. O. McIntyre, among others. Long helped some editors, writers, and reporters advance their careers, such as Peter B. Kyne, Ring Lardner, Dean Cornwell, Damon Runyan, Royal Brown, and "a lot of "other good [magazine writers]"". Long also worked with many other reports, including Booth Tarkington, Roy W. Howard, Meredith Nicholson, George Ade, and other reporters from Indiana.

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