She was also a contributing editor to The New Yorker magazine.
Elizabeth Janeway was an American novelist and literary critic who had a net worth of $5 million. Born in 1913, she was best known for her novels such as The Walsh Girls and The Question of Gregory. Her work Daisy Kenyon was adapted into a popular film and she was also a contributing editor to The New Yorker magazine.
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💰 Net worth: $5 Million (2024)
About
An American author and literary critic, she is known for novels such as The Walsh Girls and The Question of Gregory. Her later work, Daisy Kenyon, was adapted into a popular film.
Before Fame
She matriculated at Swarthmore College but was forced to end her education as a result of the Great Depression. She later received a degree from Barnard College.
Trivia
A staunch feminist, she published the work, Man's World, Woman's Place: A Study of Social Mythology, in the early 1970s.
Family Life
She married Eliot Janeway, a prominent economist. She signed the contract for her novel, The Walsh Girls, while on the way to the hospital to give birth to her younger son.
Associated With
Her novel, Daisy Kenyon, was made into a film starring Joan Crawford.
