Varèse, Louise, 1890-1989

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Translator; Biographer. Louise Varèse was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 20, 1890, daughter of John Lindsay McCutcheon and Mary Louise Taylor. She attended Smith College (class of 1912), leaving in the fall of 1911 to marry Allen Norton. A son, Michael, was born in 1912. She was separated from Norton in 1916, and they were divorced in 1920. In 1922 she married composer Edgard Varèse. Throughout her life she translated works of French authors and poets into English, including Rimbaud, Proust, Sartre, Stendahl, and Simenon, among many others and was awarded Chevalier de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Republic of France in 1969. She also wrote articles, stories, and poems. Following the death of Edgard Varèse in 1965, she published Varese, A Looking-Glass Diary, Volume I, 1893-1928 (1972). Volume 2 was in progress when she died on July 1, 1989.

From the description of Louise Varèse Papers, 1910-1983. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 141200356

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referencedIn Varèse, Edgard, 1883-1965. Correspondence with John R. Pierce, 1962-1965. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Manuscripts and proofs of New Directions books, 1937-1997. Houghton Library
referencedIn Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951. Serge Koussevitzky Archive, 1920-1976 (bulk: 1924-1951) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Maryette Charlton papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn New Directions Publishing records Houghton Library
referencedIn Parmenia Migel papers, 1945-1990. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Boulez, Pierre, 1925-. Typewritten letters signed (5), Typewritten letter, and Autograph envelope, dated London and Baden-Baden, 1971-1975, to Joan Peyser, 1971-1975. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Olivia Mattis Collection, 1988-1990 Archive of Recorded Sound
referencedIn Nicolas Slonimsky Collection, 1873-1997, (bulk 1920-1990) Library of Congress. Music Division
referencedIn Chou, Wen-Chung, 1923-,. Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Sept. 27, 1976 [sound recording]. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Leonard Altman Papers, 1930-1995 Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Harry Levin papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Jean Crotti papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Varèse, Louise, 1890-1989,. Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, July 16, 1976. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Varèse, Louise, 1890-1989. Louise Varèse Papers, 1910-1983. Smith College, Neilson Library
referencedIn Altman, Leonard, 1920-1996. Leonard Altman papers, 1930-1995. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
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associatedWith Altman, Leonard, 1920-1996 person
associatedWith Altman, Leonard, 1920-1996. person
correspondedWith Barzun, Jacques, 1907- person
associatedWith Boulez, Pierre, 1925- person
associatedWith Charlton, Maryette. person
associatedWith Chou, Wen-Chung, 1923-, person
associatedWith Crotti, Jean person
associatedWith Crotti, Jean, 1878-1958. person
associatedWith Daniel, Oliver, person
correspondedWith Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951 person
associatedWith Levin, Harry, 1912-1994 person
associatedWith Mattis, Olivia person
correspondedWith Migel, Parmenia. person
associatedWith New Directions Publishing Corp. corporateBody
associatedWith New Directions Publishing Corp. corporateBody
correspondedWith New Directions Publishing Corp. corporateBody
correspondedWith Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977 person
correspondedWith Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995 person
associatedWith Varèse, Edgard, 1883-1965. person
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Women authors, American
Translators
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Birth 1890-11-22

Death 1989-08-01

Birth 1890

Active 1929

Active 1998

Americans

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