Flanner, Janet, 1892-1978
Variant namesPapers 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
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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. Moved to New York, N.Y. Married William Lane Rehm (divorced, 1926) -
1921 -1922 :Greece Crete Turkey Italy Austria 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 Paris 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 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. 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
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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
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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
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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. Moved to New York, N.Y. Married William Lane Rehm (divorced, 1926) -
1921 -1922 :Greece Crete Turkey Italy Austria 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 Paris 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 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. 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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