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POSTSCRIPT.(The Talk of the Town)(Harriet Walden, periodical editor)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
Harriet Walden, who died on January 7th, at the age of ninety-one, had a forty-year career at this magazine. She was hired in 1944, to replace Harold Ross's secretary--her husband, William Walden, who had joined the Army. Later, she managed a pool of editorial assistants that became known as Walden Pond. Mrs. Walden was born and grew up in Brooklyn, and had a distinct accent and a charming theatrical sense. She liked to call out to the young ...
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