Jerry Allen (1) (1911–1994)
Author of The adventures of Mark Twain
For other authors named Jerry Allen, see the disambiguation page.
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- Canonical name
- Allen, Jerry
- Birthdate
- 1911-10-12
- Date of death
- 1994-10-11
- Gender
- female
- Occupations
- journalist
biographer
writer
editor - Organizations
- New York Herald Tribune
Reuters
National Broadcasting Company
Office of War Information (WWII)
United States State Department - Awards and honors
- Grand Prix de l'Académie de marine (1969)
- Short biography
- She wrote biographies of Joseph Conrad and Mark Twain. "The Sea Years of Joseph Conrad"; the 1954 book "The Adventures of Mark Twain". She worked for the New York Herald Tribune, Reuters News Service and NBC in New York, London and Paris during the 1930s. She broadcast from Paris until the German invasion in 1940, and worked for the Office of War Information and the State Department until 1947.
- Cause of death
- heart attack
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Benton, Wisconsin, USA
- Places of residence
- Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Paris, France
London, England, UK
New York, New York, USA - Place of death
- Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
- Burial location
- Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Reviews
From Kirkus Reviews:
"From Hannibal of the 1840's to his death, this identifies the incidents, the places, the philosophy and the humor as evidenced in the thirty volumes of Mark Twain's writings. His growth and advance in all its aspects are here cunningly woven together so that the well known pattern takes on a new vitality and perspective. A devoted and lively portrayal."
"From Hannibal of the 1840's to his death, this identifies the incidents, the places, the philosophy and the humor as evidenced in the thirty volumes of Mark Twain's writings. His growth and advance in all its aspects are here cunningly woven together so that the well known pattern takes on a new vitality and perspective. A devoted and lively portrayal."
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- Members
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- Popularity
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- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
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