Letters to John Ferrone, 1970-1994 (inclusive).
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Beck, Simone, 1904-1991
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Cookbook author and cooking instructor Simone "Simca" Beck (1904-1992) was born in Normandy, France. In 1933 Beck began taking classes at the Cordon Bleu in Paris, but her professional career as a cook and teacher did not begin until nearly twenty years later, after she had become involved in the Cercle des Gourmettes, an exclusive women's culinary club. She and Louisette Bertholle, who also joined the Cercle, began working on a French cookbook for Americans. After an unsuccessful a...
Ferrone, John
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John Ferrone was an editor at Harcourt Brace Jovanovich in New York City. He became friends with Julia and Paul Child and with Simone Beck, helping the latter with the publication of New Menus from Simca's Cuisine (1979) and Food and Friends: Recipes and Memories from Simca's Kitchen (1991). From the description of Letters to John Ferrone, 1970-1994 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 637626704 ...
Child, Julia, 1912-2004
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Julia Child, cookbook writer, cookery teacher, and TV personality, was born Julia Carolyn McWilliams, in Pasadena, California, on August 15, 1912. She attended the Katharine Branson School in Ross, California (1927-1930), and graduated from Smith College in 1934. She worked in public relations in New York City (1934-1941) and served in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS, 1941-1946). She was stationed in Ceylon, where she met her future husband, and in China. In 1946, sh...
