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1915 - Born on July 1st in Covina, California. American novelist and short story author.
1936 - Received her B.A. and M.A. from the University of Colorado.
1940 - Married to Robert Lowell.
1944 - Wrote the novel, Boston Adventure.
1945 - Recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship award.
1947 - Wrote her second novel, The Mountain Lion.
1950 - Married to Oliver Jensen, a writer and photograhper for Life.
1952-1954 - Wrote The Catherine Wheel, Children Are Bored on Sunday and A Winter's Tale.
1959 - Married to A.J. Liebling.
1969 - Wrote her award winning piece, Collected Stories.
1970 - Won a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for Collected Stories.
1979 - Died on March 26th in White Plains, New York.
1936 - Received her B.A. and M.A. from the University of Colorado.
1940 - Married to Robert Lowell.
1944 - Wrote the novel, Boston Adventure.
1945 - Recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship award.
1947 - Wrote her second novel, The Mountain Lion.
1950 - Married to Oliver Jensen, a writer and photograhper for Life.
1952-1954 - Wrote The Catherine Wheel, Children Are Bored on Sunday and A Winter's Tale.
1959 - Married to A.J. Liebling.
1969 - Wrote her award winning piece, Collected Stories.
1970 - Won a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for Collected Stories.
1979 - Died on March 26th in White Plains, New York.
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