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Bio

(1921-2008) Writer. Elaine Dundy was born in New York City.

Full Name

Elaine Dundy

Locations

Nassau

Author's Timeline


Unknown

RESIDENCE

Ms. Dundy's family lived in Great Neck, New York, for a time, but returned to Manhattan, New York.

1921

BIRTH

Elaine Dundy was born Elaine Rita Brimberg in New York City in 1921 and grew up in Manhattan, New York. She attended the Ethical Culture School and, later, the Dramatic Workshop Theater in Manhattan, New York.

1958

LITWORK

The Dud Avocado
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd.; and New York: E. P. Dutton


Novel.

1962

LITWORK

My Place
Produced in London, 1962. London: Gollancz, 1962; NewYork: French, 1963.

Play.

1964

LITWORK

The Old Man and Me
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd.; and New York: E. P. Dutton

Novel.

1965

LITWORK

The Sound of a Marriage
In Queen (London).

Short story.

1974

LITWORK

The Injured Party
London: Michael Joseph Ltd.
0718112083 / 978-0718112080
Novel.

1974

LITWORK

Death in the Country
In Vogue (New York)

Short story.

1976

LITWORK

Death in the Country, and The Drowning
Produced New York, 1976.

Play.

1980

LITWORK

Finch, Bloody Finch: A Biography of Peter Finch
London: Michael Joseph Ltd.; and New York: Holt Rinehart & Winston
0030417961 / 978-0030417962
Biography.

1985

LITWORK

Elvis and Gladys: The Genesis of the King
New York: Macmillan Pub Co; and London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
0025539108 / 978-0025539105
Biography.

1990

LITWORK

Ferriday, Louisiana
New York, Donald I. Fine, Inc.
1556111444 / 978-1556111440
Nonfiction.

2001

LITWORK

Life Itself!
Virago Press
1860495133 / 978-1860495137
Autobiography.

2008

DEATH

Elaine Dundy died at her home in Los Angeles, California, on May 1, 2008.

2008

INTERMENT

Elaine Dundy was interred at Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.

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