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(1942-2021) Biographer, playwright. Joan Schenkar was born in Seattle, Washington, and died in Paris, France. She lived in both Paris, France, and in an apartment in Greenwich Village in Manhattan, New York. She was known for writing the book, “The Talented Miss Highsmith: The Secret Life and Serious Art of Patricia Highsmith.”

Full Name

Joan Schenkar

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


1942

BIRTH

Joan Marlene Schenkar was born in Seattle, Washington, on August 15, 1942.

1984

LITWORK

Cabin Fever: A Comedy of Menace
Samuel French
0573619093 / 978-0573619090
Play.

1997

LITWORK

Signs of Life: Six Comedies of Menace
Wesleyan University Press
0819563226 / 978-0819563224
Collection of plays.

2000

LITWORK

Truly Wilde: The Unsettling Story of Dolly Wilde, Oscar's Unusual Niece
Basic Books
0465087728 / 978-0465087723
Biography.

2005

LITWORK

The Universal Wolf
Alexander Street Press

Play.

2009

LITWORK

The Talented Miss Highsmith: The Secret Life and Serious Art of Patricia Highsmith
St. Martin's Press
978-0312303754
Biography of Patricia Highsmith.

2021

RESIDENCE

Ms. Schenkar lived in Paris, France, and in an apartment in Greenwich Village in Manhattan, New York.

2021

DEATH

Joan Schenkar died in Paris, France, on May 5, 2021.

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