Emily Carter

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Emily Carter
Born1960 (age 6364)
Alma mater New York University
OccupationWriter
SpouseJohnnie Sage Ammentorp
Parent(s) Anne Roiphe
Jack Richardson
Family Katie Roiphe (sister)
Rebecca Roiphe (sister)

Emily Carter (born December 1960 in New York City) is an American writer. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker , [1] Story , Gathering of the Tribes, Between C & D , Artforum , Open City , Great River Review, and Poz .

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Biography

Carter is the daughter of noted feminist writer Anne (née Roth) Richardson Roiphe and writer Jack Richardson. [2] [3] Her half-sister is writer Katie Roiphe. [3] Carter attended high school at the Robert Louis Stevenson School "for Gifted Underachievers" in New York City, and college at New York University. She has been married to punk rock guitarist Johnnie Sage Ammentorp, RN (of such bands as Christian Death, The Joneses, and The Mau-Mau's) since 1999. Together they divide their time between Albuquerque & New York City. Emily can also be found for many months each year in Anhedonia, PA.

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  1. "Search". The New Yorker .
  2. Martin, Douglas (July 4, 2012). "Jack Richardson, New York Playwright, Is Dead at 78". The New York Times. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Korelitz, Seth. "Anne Roiphe b. 1935". Jewish Women's Archive . Retrieved March 18, 2019.