Joanne Greenberg
Joanne Greenberg (born September 24, 1932, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American author who published some of her work under the pen name of Hannah Green. She was a professor of anthropology at the Colorado School of Mines and a volunteer Emergency Medical Technician. Greenberg is best known for the semi-autobiographical bestselling novel I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1964).
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- Name
- Joanne Greenberg
- Born
- 24 September 1932
- Birthplace
- New York City, U.S.
- Occupation
- Novelist, professor
- Awards
- Harry and Ethel Daroff Memorial Fiction Award (1963) National Jewish Book Award (1963)
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- literary activity · cultural anthropology
- Education
- University of London · University of Colorado
- Known for
- I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
- Languages
- English
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Joanne Greenberg (born September 24, 1932, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American author who published some of her work under the pen name of Hannah Green. She was a professor of anthropology at the Colorado School of Mines and a volunteer Emergency Medical Technician. Greenberg is best known for the semi-autobiographical bestselling novel I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1964).
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Biography
Biography
It was adapted into a 1977 movie and a 2004 play of the same name. She received the Harry and Ethel Daroff Memorial Fiction Award as well as the National Jewish Book Award for Fiction in 1963 for her debut novel The King's Persons (1963), about the massacre of the Jewish population of York at York Castle in 1190. Greenberg appears in the Daniel Mackler documentary Take These Broken Wings (2004) about recovering from schizophrenia without the use of psychiatric medication. Her book In This Sign (1970) was made into a Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie titled Love Is Never Silent, aired on NBC in December 1985.
Joanne Greenberg studied at University of London and University of Colorado. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is literary activity and cultural anthropology. Places of work recorded in the authority are Colorado. Works named in the authority record are I Never Promised You a Rose Garden.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Joanne Greenberg • Pen Name — Hannah Green • Born — 24 September 1932 • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Occupation — Novelist, professor • Period — 1963-present • Notable Works — I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1964) • Awards — Harry and Ethel Daroff Memorial Fiction Award (1963) National Jewish Book Award (1963) • Website — rosegardenwriter.com
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
She also worked under the name Hannah Green. The authorities additionally record the heading Hannah Green. Her recorded language was English.
Identity
Identity
Joanne Greenberg is recorded as novelist, writer, screenwriter, anthropologist and teacher.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1932
Joanne Greenberg born at Brooklyn.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q462860: Joanne Greenberg
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- “Joanne Greenberg”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly publication
- I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, by Joanne Greenberg, A Mad People’s History of Madness
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Literature
Literature
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, by Joanne Greenberg, A Mad People’s History of Madness
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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, by Joanne Greenberg, A Mad People’s History of MadnessCrossref registry
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q462860: Joanne GreenbergWikimedia Foundation
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