Gladys Schmitt
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Gladys Schmitt was an American
writer, editor, and professor.
Born to Henry and Leonore (Link) Schmitt, she attended Chatham University, then transferred and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh
in 1932. She worked as an editor for Scholastic Magazine first in Pittsburgh and then in New York from 1933-42. From 1942-72 at Carnegie-Mellon University she became professor of English and fine arts, founding the creative writing department.
Her second novel David the King was a Literary Guild selection and #1 bestseller. This book sold more than one million copies and was translated into ten languages.
She married Simon Goldfield on November 27, 1939. They had one child, a niece whom they adopted, Betty Schmitt Culley.
United States
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writer, editor, and professor.
Born to Henry and Leonore (Link) Schmitt, she attended Chatham University, then transferred and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
in 1932. She worked as an editor for Scholastic Magazine first in Pittsburgh and then in New York from 1933-42. From 1942-72 at Carnegie-Mellon University she became professor of English and fine arts, founding the creative writing department.
Her second novel David the King was a Literary Guild selection and #1 bestseller. This book sold more than one million copies and was translated into ten languages.
She married Simon Goldfield on November 27, 1939. They had one child, a niece whom they adopted, Betty Schmitt Culley.
Works
- The Gates of AulisThe Gates of AulisThe Gates of Aulis is the first novel by the American writer Gladys Schmitt set a fictional version of 1940s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
, Dial (New York, NY), 1942. - David the King (Literary Guild choice), Dial (New York, NY), 1946, reprinted, 1973.
- Alexandra, Dial (New York, NY), 1947.
- Confessors of the Name (Literary Guild selection), Dial (New York, NY), 1952.
- The Persistent ImageThe Persistent ImageThe Persistent Image is a novel by the American writer Gladys Schmitt set in a fictional version of 1950s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
, Dial (New York, NY), 1955. - A Small Fire, Dial (New York, NY), 1957.
- Rembrandt (Literary Guild selection), Random House, 1961.
- The Heroic Deeds of Beowulf, Retold (juvenile), Random House, 1962.
- Electra (novel), Harcourt, 1965.
- Boris, the Lopsided Bear (juvenile), Collier, 1966.
- The Godforgotten, Harcourt, 1972.
- Sonnets for an Analyst, Harcourt, 1973.
Sources
- Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 2002. PEN (Permanent Entry Number): 0000088026.
- Find A Grave (includes photo)