Phoebus, Mia

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Active 1940
Active 2008

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Educator and poet Mia Phoebus was a housemate and confidante of Tennessee Williams during the summer of 1940, at the age of 19. Born Ethel Elkovsky in New York City, Phoebus has been lecturing in the Beverly Hills, California School District for thirty years. It was her experiences with Holocaust survivors that inspired her to write poetry.

From the description of Mia Phoebus collection of Tennessee Williams papers, 1940, 2007-2008. (University of Delaware Library). WorldCat record id: 551774834

Educator and poet Mia Phoebus was a housemate and confidante of Tennessee Williams during the summer of 1940, at the age of 19. Born Ethel Elkovsky in New York City, Phoebus has been lecturing in the Beverly Hills, California School District for thirty years. It was her experiences with Holocaust survivors that inspired her to write poetry.

CUE Art Foundation. http://www.cueartfoundation.org/george-schneeman.html (accessed May 20, 2008).

From the guide to the Mia Phoebus collection of Tennessee Williams papers, 1940, 2007–2008, (University of Delaware Library - Special Collections)

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  • Poets, American
  • Poets, American
  • Poets, American
  • Dramatists, American

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