Flanner, Janet, 1892-1978

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Birth 1892-03-13
Death 1978-11-07
Birth 1940
Death 1984
Americans
English

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Papers of Janet Flanner (1892-1978) and Natalia Danesi Murray (1901-1994); journalists, writers, and editors.

From the description of Papers of Janet Flanner and Natalia Danesi Murray, 1940-1984 (bulk 1944-1975). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132644

Janet Flanner (1892-1978), who used the pseudonym Genêt, and her companion, Solita Solano (1888-1975), were American journalists, writers, and literary editors, who settled in Paris, France, in 1922.

From the description of Janet Flanner and Solita Solano papers, 1870-1976 (bulk 1955-1975). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979932

Biographical Note

Janet Flanner

1892, Mar. 13 Born, Indianapolis, Ind. 1912 1913 Student, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. 1917 Drama editor, Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Ind. 1918 New York, N.Y. New York City Chelsea New York Moved to New York, N.Y. Married William Lane Rehm (divorced, 1926) 1921 1922 Greece Hellenic Republic Crete Crete Concrete Sewage Treatment Plant Crete Crete City Park Richard W Creteau Regional Technology Center Crete-Monee Middle School Cretas Crete Berean Church Crete Area Medical Center Sea of Crete Crete Mine Crete Southrock Concrete Corporation Crete Ankara Concrete Coulee Copper Country Concrete Company Concrete Mine Crete United Methodist Church Gretel Creek Crete di Palasecca City of Crete Concrete Town Hall Concrete Bank Turkey Republic of Turkey Italy Repubblica Italiana Austria Republic of Austria Germany Federal Republic of Germany Toured Greece, Crete, Turkey, Italy, Austria, and Germany with Solita Solano, who was on assignments from National Geographic magazine 1922 Settled in Paris, France, among the American expatriates on the Left Bank 1925 Published first "Letter from Paris" in The New Yorker (Oct. 10) under the pen name Genêt 1925 1977 Contribed to The New Yorker and numerous other periodicals 1926 Published The Cubical City (New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. 426 pp.) 1940 New York New York Paris Paris Morehouse Parish Courthouse Winn Parish Medical Center Paris Elementary School Tensas Parish North Paris Federated Church Petit Paris KPLT-AM (Paris) Jackson Parish Adult Education Center River Parish Hospital Heliport Ibis Paris Berthier Porte de Clichy Bureau de Poste de Paris Roquette Saint Martin Parish Police Jury Saint Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office Paris Basin Bureau de Poste de Paris Porte De La Chapelle Parish Governing Authority District 11 Plaquemines Parish General Hospital (historical) East Paris Medical Center Metro Catholic Parish School Saint James Parish Sheriff's Office - Records Paris Calcasieu Parish Ward 1 Fire Protection District 1 Moved to New York after the German army captured Paris Published An American in Paris: Profile of an Interlude Between Two Wars (New York: Simon and Schuster. 53 pp.) 1940 1944 Resided with Natalia Danesi Murray, New York, N.Y. 1944 Paris, France Paris Les Paris Paris Returned to Paris, France, and resumed work as foreign correspondent Published Pétain: The Old Man of France (New York: Simon and Schuster. 53 pp.) 1947 Decorated, Chevalier in the French Legion of Honor for locating stolen French art in Germany 1957 Published Men and Monuments (New York: Harper. 297 pp.) 1958 Honorary Litt.D., Smith College, Northampton, Mass. 1965 Published Paris Journal: 1944-1965 (New York: Atheneum. 615 pp.), edited by William Shawn 1966 National Book Award for Paris Journal 1971 Published Paris Journal: Volume II, 1965-1971 (New York: Atheneum. 438 pp.), edited by William Shawn 1972 Published Paris Was Yesterday (New York: Viking Press. 232 pp.), edited by Irving Drutman 1972 Elevated to the rank of Grande Maître in the French Legion of Honor, the highest civilian honor 1975 New York, N.Y. New York City Chelsea New York Moved to New York, N.Y., to live with Natalia Danesi Murray Published 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 Drutman 1978, Nov. 7 Died, New York, N.Y.

Natalia Danesi Murray

1901, Dec. 14 Born, Rome, Italy 1924 Immigrated to the United States; married William B. Murray (d. 1949), American music critic and agent (divorced, circa 1935) 1938 1944 Wrote, directed, produced, and announced a radio program of news and interviews broadcast to Italy for NBC 1940 1944 Resided with Janet Flanner, New York, N.Y. 1944 Director, press bureau, Office of War Information, Rome, Italy 1945 Head, Special Projects Division, United States Information Service, Rome, Italy 1946 Freelance correspondent, Italy 1951 Moved to New York, N.Y., to head the American office of the Italian publisher Arnoldo Mondadori of Milan 1966 Appointed vice president, Rizzoli Editore Corp., New York, N.Y. 1972 Decorated, Order of Cavaliere al Merito by the Italian Republic 1979 Arranged for the publication of Janet Flanner's World: Uncollected Writings, 1932-1975 (New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. 368 pp.), edited by Irving Drutman 1985 Edited, with commentary, Darlinghissima: Letters to a Friend, by Janet Flanner (New York: Random House. 508 pp.) 1994 Died, 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)

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)

Biographical Note

Janet Flanner

1892, Mar. 13 Born, Indianapolis, Ind. 1912 1913 Student, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. 1917 Drama editor, Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Ind. 1918 New York, N.Y. New York City Chelsea New York Moved to New York, N.Y. Married William Lane Rehm (divorced, 1926) 1921 1922 Greece Hellenic Republic Crete Crete Concrete Sewage Treatment Plant Crete Crete City Park Richard W Creteau Regional Technology Center Crete-Monee Middle School Cretas Crete Berean Church Crete Area Medical Center Sea of Crete Crete Mine Crete Southrock Concrete Corporation Crete Ankara Concrete Coulee Copper Country Concrete Company Concrete Mine Crete United Methodist Church Gretel Creek Crete di Palasecca City of Crete Concrete Town Hall Concrete Bank Turkey Republic of Turkey Italy Repubblica Italiana Austria Republic of Austria Germany Federal Republic of Germany Toured Greece, Crete, Turkey, Italy, Austria, and Germany with Solita Solano, who was on assignments from National Geographic magazine 1922 Settled in Paris, France, among the American expatriates on the Left Bank 1925 Published first "Letter from Paris" in The New Yorker (Oct. 10) under the pen name Genêt 1925 1977 Contribed to The New Yorker and numerous other periodicals 1926 Published The Cubical City (New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. 426 pp.) 1940 New York New York Paris Paris Morehouse Parish Courthouse Winn Parish Medical Center Paris Elementary School Tensas Parish North Paris Federated Church Petit Paris KPLT-AM (Paris) Jackson Parish Adult Education Center River Parish Hospital Heliport Ibis Paris Berthier Porte de Clichy Bureau de Poste de Paris Roquette Saint Martin Parish Police Jury Saint Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office Paris Basin Bureau de Poste de Paris Porte De La Chapelle Parish Governing Authority District 11 Plaquemines Parish General Hospital (historical) East Paris Medical Center Metro Catholic Parish School Saint James Parish Sheriff's Office - Records Paris Calcasieu Parish Ward 1 Fire Protection District 1 Moved to New York after the German army captured Paris Published An American in Paris: Profile of an Interlude Between Two Wars (New York: Simon and Schuster. 53 pp.) 1940 1944 Resided with Natalia Danesi Murray, New York, N.Y. 1944 Paris, France Paris Les Paris Paris Returned to Paris, France, and resumed work as foreign correspondent Published Pétain: The Old Man of France (New York: Simon and Schuster. 53 pp.) 1947 Decorated, Chevalier in the French Legion of Honor for locating stolen French art in Germany 1957 Published Men and Monuments (New York: Harper. 297 pp.) 1958 Honorary Litt.D., Smith College, Northampton, Mass. 1965 Published Paris Journal: 1944-1965 (New York: Atheneum. 615 pp.), edited by William Shawn 1966 National Book Award for Paris Journal 1971 Published Paris Journal: Volume II, 1965-1971 (New York: Atheneum. 438 pp.), edited by William Shawn 1972 Published Paris Was Yesterday (New York: Viking Press. 232 pp.), edited by Irving Drutman 1972 Elevated to the rank of Grande Maître in the French Legion of Honor, the highest civilian honor 1975 New York, N.Y. New York City Chelsea New York Moved to New York, N.Y., to live with Natalia Danesi Murray Published 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 Drutman 1978, Nov. 7 Died, New York, N.Y.

Natalia Danesi Murray

1901, Dec. 14 Born, Rome, Italy 1924 Immigrated to the United States; married William B. Murray (d. 1949), American music critic and agent (divorced, circa 1935) 1938 1944 Wrote, directed, produced, and announced a radio program of news and interviews broadcast to Italy for NBC 1940 1944 Resided with Janet Flanner, New York, N.Y. 1944 Director, press bureau, Office of War Information, Rome, Italy 1945 Head, Special Projects Division, United States Information Service, Rome, Italy 1946 Freelance correspondent, Italy 1951 Moved to New York, N.Y., to head the American office of the Italian publisher Arnoldo Mondadori of Milan 1966 Appointed vice president, Rizzoli Editore Corp., New York, N.Y. 1972 Decorated, Order of Cavaliere al Merito by the Italian Republic 1979 Arranged for the publication of Janet Flanner's World: Uncollected Writings, 1932-1975 (New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. 368 pp.), edited by Irving Drutman 1985 Edited, with commentary, Darlinghissima: Letters to a Friend, by Janet Flanner (New York: Random House. 508 pp.) 1994 Died, 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)

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