Edith Iglauer (1917–2019)
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Edith Theresa Iglauer was born in Cleveland, Ohio on March 10, 1917. She received a bachelor's degree in political science at Wellesley College and a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1939. In 1945 she was accredited by The Cleveland News as a war vis mere correspondent. In 1961, she became a staff writer at The New Yorker. She reported on the health effects of air pollution, public housing, and Canada. She wrote definitive profiles of famous Canadians including Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and the architect Arthur Erickson. She also wrote several books including The New People and Fishing with John. She died from pneumonia on February 13, 2019 at the age of 101. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
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- Juridisk navn
- Iglauer, Edith Theresa
- Fødselsdato
- 1917-03-10
- Dødsdag
- 2019-02-13
- Køn
- female
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Fødested
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Dødssted
- Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
- Bopæl
- Pender Harbour, British Columbia, Canada
- Uddannelse
- Columbia University (MA - Graduate School of Journalism)
Wellesley College (AB - Political Science) - Erhverv
- journalist
- Relationer
- Hamburger, Philip (2) (former spouse)
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- Værker
- 6
- Medlemmer
- 126
- Popularitet
- #159,216
- Vurdering
- 3.6
- Anmeldelser
- 2
- ISBN
- 18
Edith and John were only together four years before his death but probably they were the best years for each of them. After John's death Edith sold the MoreKelp but stayed in BC. As she says on the last page:
When John died, I thought of course I would return to the United States to live, but it was too late. I had come too far in another direction. With the new pair of eyes that John had given me, I could not go back to what I had been before.
Edith is still alive and writing according to her website. A movie starring Jaclyn Smith and Tim Matheson was made of this book but it was renamed Navigating the Heart.… (mere)