Nelson W. Aldrich Jr.

Nelson W. Aldrich Jr.
Born
Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich Jr.

(1935-04-11)April 11, 1935
DiedMarch 8, 2022(2022-03-08) (aged 86)
EducationFay School
St Paul's School
Harvard College

Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich Jr. (April 11, 1935 – March 8, 2022) was an American editor and author. He was noted for writing Old Money: The Mythology of Wealth in America (Alfred A. Knopf, 1988; Allworth Press, 1996), Tommy Hitchcock: An American Hero (Fleet Street Corporation, 1985), as well as George, Being George (Random House, 2008), the story of author and socialite George Plimpton.