Anna Quindlen
Anna Quindlen | |
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Quindlen in 2008 | |
| Born | July 8, 1952 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Barnard College |
| Occupation(s) | Columnist, novelist |
| Spouse | Gerald Krovatin (m. 1978; div. 2021) |
| Website | https://annaquindlen.net |
Anna Marie Quindlen (born July 8, 1952) is an American author, journalist, and opinion columnist.
Her New York Times column, Public and Private, won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1992. Quindlen began her journalism career in 1974 as a reporter for the New York Post. Between 1977 and 1994 she held several posts at The New York Times. Her semi-autobiographical novel One True Thing (1994) served as the basis for the 1998 film starring Meryl Streep and Renée Zellweger.