Judith (Tarcher) Krantz (1927 - 2019)

Born 9 Jan 1927 in New York, United States

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Died 22 Jun 2019 at age 92 in Bel Air, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Judith (Tarcher) Krantz is Notable.

Biography

Judith Krantz was a magazine writer and fashion editor who turned to writing fiction as she approached the age of 50. Her first novel, Scruples (1978), quickly became a New York Times best-seller and went on to be a worldwide publishing success. Together, Krantz’s 10 novels have sold more than 85 million copies in more than 50 languages. Through her extensive touring and promotion, Krantz also fundamentally changed the publishing industry by becoming one of the first celebrity authors.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7MH-B1Z : 13 March 2018), Judith Tarcher in household of Jack Tarcher, Assembly District 9, Manhattan, New York City, New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 31-771, sheet 1B, line 70, family 12, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2642.
• Obituary in the Hollywood Reporter, https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/judith-krantz-dead-best-selling-author-journalist-dies-at-91-1220487

See also:

• Wikipedia: Judith Krantz
• Wikidata: Item Q452206, en:Wikipedia