1903 - Clare Boothe Luce Born On this date playwrite and diplomat - TopicsExpress



          

1903 - Clare Boothe Luce Born On this date playwrite and diplomat Clare Booth Luce was born in New York. She began her career editing for Vogue and Vanity Fair. She married publisher Henry Luce in 1935. Her play The Women, satirizing wealthy New York matrons, was a success on Broadway. Other hits were Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1938) and Margin for Error (1939). She was twice elected to the House of Representatives (1943-47) as a Republican from Connecticut. During the Eisenhower administration (1953-56) she served as ambassador to Italy. Clare Boothe Luce lived in Marinette, Wisconsin for part of her life. [Source: Encyclopedia]
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 04:18:38 +0000

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