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Mary Sachs
Born

Mary Parmly Koues


1882
DiedDecember 24, 1973(1973-12-24) (aged 90–91)
Alma materSmith College
Occupation(s)Playwright, poet
SpouseErnest Sachs
Children2 sons, including Ernest Sachs, Jr.
RelativesJulius Sachs (father-in-law)

Mary Sachs (1882-1973) was an American playwright and poet.

Biography[edit]

Mary Sachs was born Mary Parmly Koues in 1882. She graduated from Smith College in 1912, where she was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.[1][2][3]

Sachs published her first play, The Twelfth Disciple, about Judas.[1][2] The play was performed on Broadway.[4] She subsequently composed poetry. Her poetry collection entitled Echoes, which included poems she wrote between 1898 and 1966, was published in 1967.[1][2]

Sachs supported women's suffrage in the United States.[2] She was a charter member of the League of Women Voters.[2]

Sachs married Ernest Sachs, a neurosurgeon and the grandson of Goldman Sachs's founder, in 1913[1][2][3] They had a daughter and two sons: Mary Parmly sachs, Thomas Dudley Sachs and Ernest Sachs Jr.[1] They resided in Hanover, New Hampshire.[1] She became a widow in 1958.[3]

Sachs died on December 24, 1973, in Hanover, New Hampshire.[1][2] She was 91 years old.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Mrs. Mary Sachs, Playwright, Poet, Dies At 91". The Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. December 26, 1973. p. 19. Retrieved June 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ a b c d e f g "Mrs. Mary Sachs Dies; Former St. Louisian". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. December 26, 1973. p. 4. Retrieved June 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ a b c d "Author-Poet Mary Sachs Dies At 91". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. December 26, 1973. p. 10. Retrieved June 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Poet Mary Sachs is dead at 91". The Winona Daily News. Winona, Minnesota. December 26, 1973. p. 14. Retrieved June 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

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