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Dorothy Van Doren
Born
Dorothy Graffe
(1896-05-02 ) May 2, 1896
San Francisco, California, US
Died February 21, 1993(1993-02-21) (aged 96 ) Education Barnard College Spouse Mark Van Doren (married 1922–1972)Children 2, including Charles Van Doren Relatives Adam Van Doren (grandson)
Dorothy Graffe Van Doren (May 2, 1896 – February 21, 1993) was an American writer and editor.
Life and career [ edit ]
Dorothy Graffe was born in 1896 in San Francisco, California, and grew up in New York, the daughter of Frances Rosette (Lane) and George Graffe, a newsman.[1] [2] Barnard College in 1918.[3] The Nation Mark Van Doren .[4] [5] Pulitzer Prize . She wrote novels, and later turned to writing humorous autobiographical works about life with her husband and family.[1] [4]
Dorothy Van Doren was an editor at The Nation magazine for many years.[1] World War II she was chief editor of the English Feature Desk at the United States Office of War Information , which was responsible for presenting a human and appealing image of American life through the international broadcasts of the Voice of America , directed by John Houseman . Regular writers included Louis Untermeyer , Robert Ardrey , Tom Whiteside , Henry Denker , Jerome Weidman and Howard Fast ; outside contributors included Norman Corwin , Janet Flanner , Woody Guthrie , John Hersey , Carson McCullers , Archibald MacLeish , Paul Robeson and John Steinbeck . Features, editorials, essays, songs and interviews were recorded and adapted for various English-language broadcasts before being translated and used in foreign-language programming.[6]
The Van Dorens' elder son Charles Van Doren became a celebrity in 1957 after a series of appearances on the television game show Twenty-One [5] Quiz Show 1950s quiz show scandals , Dorothy Van Doren was portrayed by actress Elizabeth Wilson . In July 2010, Charles Van Doren read from his mother's works and discussed her writing and life in a presentation at the University of Connecticut at Torrington.[7]
Bibliography [ edit ]
Dorothy Van Doren in 1957, with her son Charles and husband Mark Van Doren
References [ edit ]
^ "Van Doren Dies at Age 78; Poet Taught Here 39 Years" . Columbia Daily Spectator . XCVII (57 ): 4. 12 December 1972.
^ a b "Mark Van Doren, 78, Poet, Teacher, Dies" . The New York Times . December 12, 1972. Retrieved 2018-07-07 .
^ a b Pegels, C. Carl. "Mark van Doren [1894-1972]" . New Netherland Institute . New Netherland Institute. Retrieved 26 December 2015 .
^ Houseman, John (1979). Front and Center Simon & Schuster . pp. 64–65 . ISBN 0-671-24328-4
^ Charles Van Doren: 'Fanny's Girl' OCLC 908341825 . Retrieved 2018-07-06 .
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