Janet Hobhouse

Janet Hobhouse (March 27, 1948[1] – February 1, 1991) was an American novelist, biographer and editor. The author of four novels, including the posthumously published The Furies. Her first published work was a biography of Gertrude Stein, Everybody Who was Anybody. She was a contributing editor to Art News and also published a monograph on artists' representation of the female nude in 20th century. Born in New York City to Henry Hobhouse and Frances Liedloff, she attended the Spence School and Oxford University. Hobhouse was married to journalist and film maker Nick Fraser from January 18, 1974 until their divorce in 1983[1]. She died at the age of 42 due to cancer.[2][3]

Janet Hobhouse
Born(1948-03-27)March 27, 1948
New York, New York, US
DiedFebruary 1, 1991(1991-02-01) (aged 42)
New York, New York, US
NationalityAmerican
RelativesHenry Hobhouse (father)

Works
  • Everybody Who Was Anybody, 1976, a biography of Gertrude Stein
  • Nellie Without Hugo, 1982, novel
  • Dancing in the Dark, 1983, novel
  • November, 1986, novel
  • The Bride Stripped Bare: The Artist and the Female Nude in the Twentieth Century, 1988, non-fiction
  • The Furies, 1992, novel

References
  1. Fernanda Perrone (June 1994). "Inventory to the Janet Hobhouse Papers". Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  2. "Janet Hobhouse, 42, A Novelist and Editor". New York Times. February 4, 1991. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  3. Vidal, John (April 10, 2016). "Henry Hobhouse obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved April 10, 2016.


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