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She graduated from the University of Western Australia having studied English and French, has taught English as a second language and is a bookseller. [1] She lives in Fremantle, Western Australia. [2] London is the author of two collections of stories. The first, Sister Ships, won The Age Book of the Year (1986), and the second, Letter to ...
Apr 14, 2024 · Joan London (January 15, 1901 – January 18, 1971) was an American writer and the older of two daughters born to Jack London and his first wife, Elizabeth "Bess" Maddern London.
Born Joan Brady on 4 December 1939 in San Francisco to Mildred Edie Brady and Robert A. Brady. She has one sister, Judy. [1] Before becoming an author, she was a dancer with the San Francisco Ballet and the New York City Ballet then went on to study philosophy at Columbia University in New York City. In 1963, she married author Dexter Masters ...
Joan London was born to Jack and Bess Maddern London on January 15, 1901. Her father was so smitten that he kept a special photo album to memorialize her importance for him. Unfortunately, he would leave her daily presence when she was only two and a half. She and her younger sister Becky lived with their mother, who was assisted by Jenny Prentiss.
Innocence, Loss and Recovery in the Art of Joan Didion. New York: Peter Lang. ISBN 978-0820406619. McDonnell, Evelyn (2023). The World According to Joan Didion. New York: HarperOne. ISBN 978-0063289079. McLennan, Matthew R. (2022). Joan Didion and the Ethics of Memory. London: Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-1350149595. Nelson, Deborah (2017).
John Griffith Chaney (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to become an international celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing.
Charmian London (née Kittredge; November 27, 1871 – January 14, 1955) was an American writer and the second wife of Jack London. Early life [ edit ] "Clara" Charmian Kittredge was born to poet and writer Dayelle "Daisy" Wiley and California hotelier Willard "Kitt" Kittredge at a railroad outpost south of Los Angeles .
