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(1927-2013) Writer, novelist. Curtis Harnack was born in Le Mars, Iowa, and died in Manhattan, New York. He was married to the author and novelist, Hortense Calisher.

Full Name

Curtis Harnack

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


1927

BIRTH

Curtis Arthur Harnack was born in Le Mars, Iowa, on June 27, 1927.

1950

OTHER

Mr. Harnack received his master's degree from Columbia University in 1950.

1960

LITWORK

The Work Of An Ancient Hand
Harcourt Brace

Novel.

1960

OTHER

Mr. Harnack taught at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York, during the 1960s.

1962

LITWORK

Love And Be Silent
Harcourt, Brace & World

Novel.

1965

LITWORK

Persian Lions, Persian Lambs
Holt Rinehart & Winston

Nonfiction.

1971

OTHER

Mr. Harnack was president of Yaddo from 1971 until 1987.

1973

LITWORK

We Have All Gone Away
Doubleday
0385032609 / 978-0385032605
Memoir.

1977

LITWORK

Under My Wings Everything Prospers
Doubleday
0385125011 / 978-0385125017
Short fiction.

1979

LITWORK

Limits Of The Land
Doubleday
038512502X / 978-0385125024
Novel.

1985

LITWORK

Gentlemen On The Prairie
Iowa State University Press
0813807913 / 978-0813807911
History.

1992

OTHER

Mr. Harnack was president of the School of American Ballet in Manhattan, New York, from 1992 to 1997.

1993

LITWORK

The Attic
Iowa State Press
0813821460 / 978-0813821467
Memoir.

2013

DEATH

Curtis Harnack died at his home in Manhattan, New York, on July 5, 2013.

2013

INTERMENT

Curtis Harnack was interred in Remsen Cemetery Remsen, Plymouth County, Iowa.

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