Marquand

American

[mahr-kwond] / mɑrˈkwɒnd /

noun

J(ohn) P(hillips), 1893–1960, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

Marquand British

/ mɑːˈkwɒnd /

noun

J ( ohn ) P ( hillips ). 1893–1960, US novelist, noted for his stories featuring the Japanese detective Mr Moto and for his satirical comedies of New England life, such as The Late George Apley (1937)

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One was already in place—the Marquand Library, Princeton’s distinguished 500,000-volume repository of art history—and could not be moved.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

Marquand said it was "one of his proudest moments in the saddle".

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2023

The king and queen were seen waving toward Marquand and Desert Hero after the race.

From Washington Times • Jun. 22, 2023

Marquand: I think we were filming that last season for 15 months.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2022

J. P. Marquand pored over much the same territory and, like O’Hara, became both a popular and a critical success.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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