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Grace Paley (1922–2007)

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Canonical name
Legal name
Goodside, Grace (birth)
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Date of birth
1922-12-11
Date of death
2007-08-22
Burial location
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Country (for map)
Birthplace
Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Place of death
Thetford, Vermont, USA
Places of residence
Bronx, New York, USA
Thetford, Vermont, USA
Education
Hunter College
New York University
Occupations
poet
short-story writer
professor
political activist
Relationships
Nichols, Robert (2) (2nd husband)
Organizations
American Academy of Arts and Letters ( [1980])
Teachers and Writers Collaborative
American Friends Service Committee
Awards and honors
State Author of New York/Edith Wharton Citation of Merit (1986-88)
PEN/Malamud Award (1994)
Lannan Literary Award ( [1997])
Guggenheim Fellowship (1961)
National Institute of Arts and Letters Award ( [1970])
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Short biography
Grace Paley, née Goodside, was one of three children born to an immigrant Jewish family in the Bronx. The family spoke Russian and Yiddish as well as English.  She married cinematographer Jess Paley and had two children; the couple later divorced and she married fellow writer Robert Nichols.  In addiiton to her own works, Grace Paley taught writing and was a noted political activist.
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