Arkansas’ Bill Whitworth dies at 87; was editor at New Yorker, Atlantic

March 9, 2024 at 6:13 p.m.

by Bill Bowden

William Whitworth poses for a photo at South on Main in Little Rock in this July 31, 2016 file photo. Whitworth was among the fans of author Charles Portis who attended a performance celebrating the 50th anniversary of his first novel, "Norwood." (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette file photo)
William Whitworth poses for a photo at South on Main in Little Rock in this July 31, 2016 file photo. Whitworth was among the fans of author Charles Portis who attended a performance celebrating the 50th anniversary of his first novel, "Norwood." (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette file photo)

An Arkansan who served for 20 years as editor-in-chief of The Atlantic Monthly died Friday.

William Whitworth of Little Rock was 87.

Katherine W. Stewart said her father died after a series of falls and surgeries.

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