George William Lanning Jr. (July 30, 1925 – August 5, 1995) was an American editor, novelist and critic whose literary career spanned the 1950s through the 1980s.
Biography
Early life
George Lanning was born on July 30, 1925, in Lakewood, Ohio. He was the only child of George William Lanning (1886–1969) and Helen A. Lanning (nee Gravatt) (1898–1968). His father was born in Yarmouth in Elgin County, Ontario, and moved to the United States in 1904. His mother was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His parents married on October 18, 1920.
Education
As an undergraduate at Kenyon College, he majored in English and was a student of John Crowe Ransom. He received an AB, graduating summa cum laude from Kenyon in 1952.
