Dorothy Gallagher

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Dorothy Gallagher
Born1935 (age 8990)
New York City, U.S.

Dorothy Gallagher (born 1935)[ citation needed ] is an American memoirist and biographer known for her two biographies All the Right Enemies, her biography on Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca and a 1988 New York Times Notable Book of the Year, [1] and Lillian Hellman: An Imperious Life [2] a critical biography of writer and playwright Lilian Hellman.

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Background

Dorothy Gallagher was born in 1935 and raised in New York City.

Career

Gallagher started out as a features editor for Redbook Magazine before becoming a freelance writer whose work has been published in The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times Book Review , and Grand Street. [3]

Works

Gallgher is also known for her memoirs Hannah's Daughters, How I Came into My Inheritance , Strangers in the House, and Stories I Forgot to Tell You (which memorializes her marriage to Ben Sonnenberg). [4]

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References

  1. "CHRISTMAS BOOKS; NOTABLE BOOKS OF THE YEAR". The New York Times. 1988-12-04. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  2. "Lillian Hellman: An Imperious Life | Jewish Book Council". www.jewishbookcouncil.org. 2014. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  3. "Random House Books". www.randomhousebooks.com. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  4. Grimes, William (2010-06-26). "Ben Sonnenberg, Founder of Literary Journal, Dies at 73". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-08-03.