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Jerry Allen (1) (1911–1994)

Author of The adventures of Mark Twain

For other authors named Jerry Allen, see the disambiguation page.

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Works by Jerry Allen

The adventures of Mark Twain (1954) — Author — 23 copies, 1 review

Associated Works

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) — Introduction, some editions — 41,570 copies, 648 reviews
Great Short Works of Joseph Conrad (1967) — Afterword — 252 copies, 2 reviews

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Canonical name
Allen, Jerry
Birthdate
1911-10-12
Date of death
1994-10-11
Burial location
Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Benton, Wisconsin, USA
Place of death
Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Cause of death
heart attack
Places of residence
Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Paris, France
London, England, UK
New York, New York, USA
Occupations
journalist
biographer
writer
editor
Organizations
New York Herald Tribune
Reuters
National Broadcasting Company
Office of War Information (WWII)
United States State Department
Awards and honors
Grand Prix de l'Académie de marine (1969)
Short biography
She wrote biographies of Joseph Conrad and Mark Twain. "The Sea Years of Joseph Conrad"; the 1954 book "The Adventures of Mark Twain". She worked for the New York Herald Tribune, Reuters News Service and NBC in New York, London and Paris during the 1930s. She broadcast from Paris until the German invasion in 1940, and worked for the Office of War Information and the State Department until 1947.

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From Kirkus Reviews:

"From Hannibal of the 1840's to his death, this identifies the incidents, the places, the philosophy and the humor as evidenced in the thirty volumes of Mark Twain's writings. His growth and advance in all its aspects are here cunningly woven together so that the well known pattern takes on a new vitality and perspective. A devoted and lively portrayal."
 
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