Personal Life
Shawn married Cecille Lyon (1906–2005) in 1928, and the couple had three children. One is the writer and character actor Wallace Shawn. The other son, Allen Shawn, a composer, is married to pianist Yoshiko Sato. Allen's twin sister, Mary, is autistic and resides at an institution in Delaware. In 2007 Allen Shawn published a memoir, Wish I Could Be There, centering on his own phobias.
In 1996, William Shawn's longtime New Yorker colleague Lillian Ross revealed in a memoir that she and Shawn had engaged in an extramarital affair from 1950 until his death, with Mrs. Shawn's knowledge. Ross reported that Shawn was active in the upbringing of Ross's adopted son, Erik.
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