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In her last years, Gellhorn was in frail health, nearly blind and suffering from ovarian cancer that had spread to her liver. On 15 February 1998, she died by suicide in London apparently by swallowing a cyanide capsule. [32] The Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism was established in 1999 in her honor.
- 1934–1998
- Walter Gellhorn (brother)
In her last years, Martha was in poor health, suffering from ovarian cancer and failing eyesight. She committed suicide at her home in London on February 15, 1998, at the age of 89.
3 days ago · Martha Gellhorn (born November 8, 1908, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.—died February 15, 1998, London, England) was an American journalist and novelist who, as one of the first female war correspondents, candidly described ordinary people in times of unrest.
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Jan 3, 1999 · Martha Gellhorn married twice, the second time to T. S. Matthews, the Time editor. The marriage did not endure. Of her intimate life generally, the word ''private'' comes to mind. But like many ...
Apr 26, 2018 · At a conference in Berlin in January 1934, Martha and Bertrand met members of the Hitler Youth. She found them repugnant, and was convinced that any rapprochement with the Germans would be suicide for France. Gellhorn also came to realize that a life in the salons of Paris was not for her.
Aug 28, 2006 · Gellhorn was a contributor to The Atlantic Monthly for more than three decades. In light of the renewed interest in Gellhorn sparked by publication of this book, we're making available a few of ...
Jul 12, 2018 · The Extraordinary Life of Martha Gellhorn, the Woman Ernest Hemingway Tried to Erase. ... (Museo Hemingway Finca Vigía) since just after the writer committed suicide, in 1961. Each year between ...
