Bernard George Davis (December 11, 1906 – August 28, 1972) was an American publishing executive. He and
William Bernard Ziff Sr. founded
Ziff Davis Inc. in 1927. In 1957, he sold his ownership share of Ziff-Davis to
William Bernard Ziff Jr., and left to found Davis Publications Inc.
Davis Publications acquired ''
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
''Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine'' is a bi-monthly American digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime fiction, particularly detective fiction, and mystery fiction. Launched in fall 1941 by Mercury Press, ''EQMM'' is named after the fic ...
'' at some point in the 1960s or early 1970s. It later purchased ''
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
''Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine'' (''AHMM'') is a bi-monthly digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime and detective fiction. ''AHMM'' is named for Alfred Hitchcock, the famed director of suspense films and television.
History
''AH ...
'' in 1975 and ''
Analog Science Fiction and Fact
''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled ''Astounding Stories of Super-Science'', the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William Cla ...
'' in 1980. In 1977, they launched ''
Asimov's Science Fiction
''Asimov's Science Fiction'' is an American science fiction magazine edited by Sheila Williams and published by Dell Magazines, which is owned by Penny Press. It was launched as a quarterly by Davis Publications in 1977, after obtaining Isaac ...
'' as a quarterly publication. All four magazines were sold to
Dell Magazines
Dell Magazines is a magazine company known for its many puzzle and astrology magazines. It formerly owned ''Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine'', ''Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine'', ''Asimov's Science Fiction'', and ''Analog Science Fiction an ...
in 1992.
References
External links
Ziff Davis Corporate Timeline. Ziff Davis. 7 November 2006.
American magazine founders
1906 births
1972 deaths
20th-century American businesspeople
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