Ian Ballantine

Ian Ballantine
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Born	Ian Keith Ballantine February 15, 1916 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	March 9, 1995(1995-03-09) (aged 79) Bearsville, New York, U.S.
Education	Columbia University
Occupation	Publisher
Known for	Ballantine Books
Spouse	Betty Ballantine
Children	Richard Ballantine
Parent(s)	Stella Commins Ballantine Edward James Ballantine

Ian Keith Ballantine (February 15, 1916 – March 9, 1995) was an American publisher who founded and published the paperback line of Ballantine Books from 1952 to 1974 with his wife, Betty Ballantine. The Ballantines were both inducted by the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2008, with a shared citation.^[1]