1892, Mar. 13Born, Indianapolis, Ind.19121913Student, University of Chicago,
Chicago, Ill.1917Drama editor, Indianapolis Star,
Indianapolis, Ind.1918New York, N.Y.New York CityChelseaNew YorkMoved to New York, N.Y.Married William Lane Rehm (divorced, 1926)19211922GreeceHellenic RepublicCreteCreteConcrete Sewage Treatment PlantCreteCrete City ParkRichard W Creteau Regional Technology CenterCrete-Monee Middle SchoolCretasCrete Berean ChurchCrete Area Medical CenterSea of CreteCrete MineCreteSouthrock Concrete CorporationCrete AnkaraConcrete CouleeCopper Country Concrete CompanyConcrete MineCrete United Methodist ChurchGretel CreekCrete di PalaseccaCity of CreteConcrete Town HallConcrete BankTurkeyRepublic of TurkeyItalyRepubblica ItalianaAustriaRepublic of AustriaGermanyFederal Republic of GermanyToured Greece,
Crete,
Turkey,
Italy,
Austria, and Germany with Solita Solano, who was on assignments from National Geographic magazine1922Settled in Paris, France, among the American expatriates on the Left Bank1925Published first "Letter from Paris" in The New Yorker (Oct. 10) under the pen name Genêt19251977Contribed to The New Yorker and numerous other periodicals1926Published The Cubical City (New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. 426 pp.)1940New YorkNew YorkParisParisMorehouse Parish CourthouseWinn Parish Medical CenterParis Elementary SchoolTensas ParishNorth Paris Federated ChurchPetit ParisKPLT-AM (Paris)Jackson Parish Adult Education CenterRiver Parish Hospital HeliportIbis Paris Berthier Porte de ClichyBureau de Poste de Paris RoquetteSaint Martin Parish Police JurySaint Tammany Parish Sheriff's OfficeParis BasinBureau de Poste de Paris Porte De La ChapelleParish Governing Authority District 11Plaquemines Parish General Hospital (historical)East Paris Medical CenterMetro Catholic Parish SchoolSaint James Parish Sheriff's Office - RecordsParisCalcasieu Parish Ward 1 Fire Protection District 1Moved to New York after the German army captured ParisPublished An American in Paris: Profile of an Interlude Between Two Wars (New York: Simon and Schuster. 53 pp.)19401944Resided with Natalia Danesi Murray,
New York, N.Y.1944Paris, FranceParisLes ParisParisReturned to Paris, France, and resumed work as foreign correspondent Published Pétain: The Old Man of France (New York: Simon and Schuster. 53 pp.)1947Decorated, Chevalier in the French Legion of Honor for locating stolen French art in Germany1957Published Men and Monuments (New York: Harper. 297 pp.)1958Honorary Litt.D., Smith College,
Northampton, Mass.1965Published Paris Journal: 1944-1965 (New York: Atheneum. 615 pp.), edited by William Shawn1966National Book Award for Paris Journal1971Published Paris Journal: Volume II, 1965-1971 (New York: Atheneum. 438 pp.), edited by William Shawn1972Published Paris Was Yesterday (New York: Viking Press. 232 pp.), edited by Irving Drutman1972Elevated to the rank of Grande Maître in the French Legion of Honor, the highest civilian honor 1975New York, N.Y.New York CityChelseaNew YorkMoved to New York, N.Y., to live with Natalia Danesi MurrayPublished last "Letter from Paris" in The New Yorker (Sept. 29)Published London Was Yesterday, 1934-1939 (New York: Viking Press. 232 pp.), edited by Irving Drutman1978, Nov. 7Died, New York, N.Y.
Natalia Danesi Murray
1901, Dec. 14Born, Rome, Italy1924Immigrated to the United States; married William B. Murray (d. 1949), American music critic and agent (divorced, circa 1935)19381944Wrote, directed, produced, and announced a radio program of news and interviews broadcast to Italy for NBC19401944Resided with Janet Flanner,
New York, N.Y.1944Director, press bureau, Office of War Information,
Rome, Italy1945Head, Special Projects Division, United States Information Service,
Rome, Italy1946Freelance correspondent, Italy1951Moved to New York, N.Y., to head the American office of the Italian publisher Arnoldo Mondadori of Milan1966Appointed vice president, Rizzoli Editore Corp.,
New York, N.Y.1972Decorated, Order of Cavaliere al Merito by the Italian Republic1979Arranged for the publication of Janet Flanner's World: Uncollected Writings, 1932-1975 (New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. 368 pp.), edited by Irving Drutman1985Edited, with commentary, Darlinghissima: Letters to a Friend, by Janet Flanner (New York: Random House. 508 pp.)1994Died, San Diego, Calif.From the guide to the Janet Flanner and Natalia Danesi Murray Papers, 1940-1984, (bulk 1944-1975), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)