Margaret Leech
1893 - 1974
General Information
Bio
(1893-1974) Author, historian. Margaret Leech (aka Margaret Pulitzer) was born in Newburgh, New York, and died in New York City. She was the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes in history, and a associate of many of the members of the Algonquin Hotel Round Table.
Full Name
Margaret Leech
Locations
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Author's Timeline
1893
BIRTH
Margaret Kernochan Leech was born in Newburgh, New York, on November 7, 1893.
1915
OTHER
Margaret Leech received a bachelor of arts degree from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1915.
1924
LITWORK
The Back Of The Book
Boni and Liveright
Novel.
Boni and Liveright
Novel.
1926
LITWORK
Tin Wedding
Boni and Liveright
Novel.
Boni and Liveright
Novel.
1927
LITWORK
Anthony Comstock: Roundsman of the Lord
The Literary Guild of America, Inc.
Biography written with Heywood Broun.
The Literary Guild of America, Inc.
Biography written with Heywood Broun.
1928
LITWORK
The Feathered Nest
Horace Liveright
Novel.
Horace Liveright
Novel.
1934
LITWORK
Divided by Three
Play written with Beatrice Kaufman.
Play written with Beatrice Kaufman.
1941
LITWORK
Reveille in Washington, 1860-1865
Harper & Brothers
1299111270 / 978-1299111271
Nonfiction; winner of Pulitzer Prize for history in 1942.
Harper & Brothers
1299111270 / 978-1299111271
Nonfiction; winner of Pulitzer Prize for history in 1942.
1959
LITWORK
In The Days Of McKinley
Harper & Brothers Publishers
Biography; winner of Pulitzer Prize for history in 1960.
Harper & Brothers Publishers
Biography; winner of Pulitzer Prize for history in 1960.
1974
DEATH
Margaret Leech died at her home in Manhattan, New York, on February 24, 1974.
1974
INTERMENT
Margaret Leech was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, Bronx County, New York.
1978
LITWORK
The Garfield Orbit
Harper & Row
0060125519 / 978-0060125516
Biography.
Harper & Row
0060125519 / 978-0060125516
Biography.
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