Solano, Solita, 1888-1975

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Dates:
Birth 1888
Death 1975-11-22

Biographical notes:

Biographical Note

Janet Flanner

1892, Mar. 13 Born, Indianapolis, Ind. 1912 1913 Attended University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. circa 1917 1977 Contributed to various newspapers and magazines, including New York [Herald] Tribune, Harper's Bazaar, Woman's Home Companion, Vanity Fair, Vogue, and Ladies' Home Journal 1921 1922 Toured southern Europe and the Middle East 1922 Settled in Paris, France 1925 1975 Foreign correspondent, New Yorker magazine, and author of "Letter From Paris" under the pseudonym "Genêt" 1926 Published The Cubical City. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1940 Published An American in Paris: Profile of an Interlude Between Two Wars. New York: Simon and Schuster 1944 Published Pètain, the Old Man of France. New York: Simon and Schuster 1947 Received French Legion of Honor for "Letter From Paris" 1957 Published Men and Monuments. New York: Harper 1958 Received honorary Litt.D., Smith College, Northampton, Mass. 1965 1971 Published Paris Journal, edited by William Shawn. New York: Atheneum (2 vols.) 1966 Received National Book Award for volume one of Paris Journal 1972 Published Paris Was Yesterday, 1925-1939, edited by Irving Drutman. New York: Viking Press 1975 Published London Was Yesterday, 1934-1939, edited by Irving Drutman. New York: Viking Press 1978, Nov. 7 Died, New York, N.Y. 1979 Published posthumously Janet Flanner's World: Uncollected Writings, 1932-1975, edited by Irving Drutman. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich

Solita Solano

1888 Born, Albany, N.Y. circa 1904 Traveled to Asia 1908 circa 1913 Acted on New York stage 1914 1917 Drama critic, Boston Traveler 1917 1918 Drama editor, New York Tribune 1918 1919 Press agent for John Golden 1918 1920 Fiction writer, Smart Set, Ainslee's, and other magazines 1921 1922 Toured southern Europe and the Middle East 1922 Settled in Paris, France 1922 1923 Wrote articles for National Geographic Magazine 1924 Published The Uncertain Feast. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1925 Published The Happy Failure. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1929 Published This Way Up. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons circa 1934 Published Statue in a Field. Paris: privately printed poems 1975, Nov. 22 Died, Orgeval, France

From the guide to the Janet Flanner and Solita Solano Papers, 1870-1976, (bulk 1955-1975), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Americans
  • Poetry

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  • Authors
  • Editors
  • Journalists

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  • New York (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Paris (France) (as recorded)

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