Benita Eisler

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Benita Eisler (born July 24, 1937, in New York City) [1] is an American writer and educator. She is best known for her biographies of historic figures, including Lord Byron, Georgia O'Keeffe, and George Catlin.

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Personal life

Eisler was born July 24, 1937, in New York City to Morris Aaron and Frances Blitzer. [1] She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Smith College in 1958 and a Master of Arts degree from Harvard University in 1961. [1] On June 23, 1961, she married Colin Eisler , and together, they have one daughter. [1]

Eisler presently lives in Manhattan. [2]

She is Jewish. [1]

Career

From 1975 to 1978, Eisler served as producer to WNET-TV, a public television station in New York City. [1] She has also "worked as an art editor, reporter, on-camera correspondent, and producer of arts programming for [public] television." [3]

Eisler edited The Lowell Offering, which was released in 1977. She published her first book, Class ACT, in 1983.

She has also taught nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature at Princeton University. [3]

Awards and honors

Byron: Child of Passion, Fool of Fame received a starred review from Booklist. [4] Naked in the Marketplace received starred reviews from Booklist [5] and Kirkus Reviews , who highlighted the way "Eisler skillfully incorporates much correspondence within a frame of lively writing." [6]

Awards for Eisler's writing
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
1991O’Keeffe and Stieglitz: An American Romance Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography Finalist [7]
1999Byron: Child of Passion, Fool of Fame Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography Finalist [8]
2013The Red Man’s Bones: George Catlin, Artist and Showman Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography Finalist [9] [10]

Publications

As author

As editor

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Eisler, Benita 1937-". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  2. ↑ "Benita Eisler". Penguin Random House . Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  3. 1 2 "Benita Eisler". Counterpoint Press. 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  4. ↑ "Byron: Child of Passion, Fool of Fame". Booklist . 1999-03-15. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  5. ↑ "Naked in the Marketplace: The Lives of George Sand". Booklist . 2006-10-15. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  6. ↑ "Naked in the Marketplace". Kirkus Reviews . 2006-09-15. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  7. ↑ "1991 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Biography Winner and Nominees". Awards Archive. 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  8. ↑ "1999 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Biography Winner and Nominees". Awards Archive. 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  9. ↑ "2013 Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Biography Winner and Nominees". Awards Archive. 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  10. ↑ Hoffert, Barbara (2014-02-21). "Finalists Announced for Los Angeles Times Book Prizes". Library Journal . Retrieved 2022-09-13.
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