Marguerite Vivian Young
Marguerite Vivian Young (1908–1995) was an American novelist, poet and writer.
Also recorded as Marguerite Young
Marguerite Vivian Young
Vytas Valaitis · Back jacket author photo, Marguerite Young, 'Miss MacIntosh, My Darling,' Scribner's Sons, 1965. Photograph by Vytas Valaitis, 1964. · CC0
- Born
- 1908 · Indianapolis.
- Died
- 1995 · Indianapolis.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- novelist · poet · writer
- Education
- Butler University · University of Chicago · Shortridge High School
- Known for
- Miss MacIntosh and My Darling
- Honours
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- Languages
- English
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Biography
Born at Indianapolis in 1908, died in Indianapolis in 1995.
Marguerite Vivian Young studied at Butler University, University of Chicago and Shortridge High School. The recorded working language is English. Works named in the authority record are Miss MacIntosh, My Darling. Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship.
"In Yaddo's Great Hall. Marguerite Young, author of 'Angels in the Forest' (LIFE, Sept 17, 1945), likes to sit in a bishop's chair stuffed with pillows. Her companion is 21-year-old Truman Capote, short story writer. Guests all gather in the hall after dinner to discuss life and literature, are discouraged from reading manuscripts to each other."
Lisa Larsen for Life magazine · New York Public Library, "Life Visits Yaddo" in Life 21:3 (July 15, 1946): 110-113. With photographs by Lisa Larsen.
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