Deirdre Bair
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Deirdre Bair (1935–2020) was an American writer, biographer, literary scholar, and author. She worked in the fields of literary studies and biography, and was employed by Radcliffe College. Bair was educated at Columbia University and spoke English.
Her notable works include *Jung. Biografia*, *This Perpetual Fight*, *Parisian Lives : Samuel Beckett, Simone de Beauvoir, and Me*, *Parisian Lives*, and *Al Capone*. She received the National Book Award and the Guggenheim Fellowship. Her work is recognized in the National Book Award collection.
Bair was born in Pittsburgh and died of heart failure from natural causes in New Haven.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1935
- Died
- 2020
- Works
- 13
Top works
- Jung. Biografia
- This Perpetual Fight
- Parisian Lives : Samuel Beckett, Simone de Beauvoir, and Me
- Parisian Lives
- Parisian Lives
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh
- Place of death
- New Haven
- Occupation
- literary scholar
- Educated at
- Columbia University
- Employer
- Radcliffe College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- biography
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1935-06-21
- date of death
- 2020-04-17
- name in native language
- Deirdre Bair
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- heart failure
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