Elaine Dundy (1921–2008)

At the end of World War II, Elaine Dundy went to live in Paris before settling in London. In 1951, she married the critic Kenneth Tynan; they divorced in 1964. She became a novelist and short story writer, as well as a writer for the BBC's satirical show That Was the Week That Was. She went back to living in New York and wrote for The New York Times.