Roy Edward Larsen (April 20, 1899 – September 9, 1979) was an American publishing executive who worked for Time Inc. for 56 years.
While in college he served as treasurer and business manager of The Harvard Advocate, where he brought the newspaper back to profitability by increasing circulation.
In 1939 Larsen succeeded Luce as president of Time, serving in this position to 1960 and then as vice chairman until his retirement in April 1979.
[1] Larsen helped to organize and develop The March of Time, an Academy Award winning radio and news film series which was produced from 1935 to 1951.
They had four children; a daughter, Anne (Simonson) and three sons: Robert, Christopher and Jonathan, the latter becoming editor-in-chief of The Village Voice.