Life
Phillips was born in New York City. His parents were Jewish immigrants from the Ukraine. Phillips earned a B.A. from City College where he studied philosophy and came to admire the modernist movement in literature. He also took graduate literature courses at New York University.
In 1933, he married Edna Greenblatt, who worked as a high school teacher. She died in 1985. In 1995, Phillips married Edith Kurzweil, who ultimately succeeded him as editor of the magazine.
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