Janet Flanner
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Janet Flanner (March 13, 1892 – November 7, 1978) was an American writer and pioneering narrative journalist[4] who served as the Paris correspondent of The New Yorker magazine from 1925 until she retired in 1975.[5] She wrote under the pen name "Genêt".[6][7] She also published a single novel, The Cubical City, set in New York City.
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Janet Flanner | |
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Born | (1892-03-13)March 13, 1892 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
Died | November 7, 1978(1978-11-07) (aged 86) New York City, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Writer, journalist, war correspondent |
Known for | Foreign correspondent in Paris, 1925–1975 |
Spouse |
William Rehm
(m. 1918; div. 1926) |
Partner(s) | Natalia Danesi Murray Solita Solano Noël Haskins Murphy |
She was a prominent member of America's expatriate community living in Paris before WWII. Along with her longtime partner Solita Solano, Flanner was called "a defining force in the creative expat scene in Paris".[8] She returned to New York during the war. Flanner split her time between there and Paris until her death in 1978.