Elizabeth Wurtzel
Elizabeth Wurtzel | |
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 Elizabeth Wurtzel in 2010. | |
| Born | Elizabeth Lee Wurtzel July 31, 1967 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 7, 2020 (aged 52) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, journalist, lawyer |
| Alma mater | Harvard College (B.A.) Yale Law School (JD) |
| Genre | Confessional memoir |
| Notable works | Prozac Nation |
| Years active | 1976—2020 |
| Spouse |
James Freed (m. 2015) |
Elizabeth Lee Wurtzel (July 31, 1967 – January 7, 2020)[1] was an American feminist writer, essayist and journalist. She was known for publishing her best-selling memoir Prozac Nation, at the age of 27. Wurtzel wrote regularly for The Wall Street Journal.[2]
She was played by Christina Ricci in a movie based on her memoir in 2001.
Wurtzel was born in New York City. She had a BA in comparative literature[3] from Harvard College and a JD from Yale Law School. In 2015, she married James Freed.
In February 2015, Wurtzel was diagnosed with breast cancer.[4] She had a double mastectomy. Wurtzel died of meningitis caused by the cancer in New York City on January 7, 2020, aged 52.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Vinciguerra, Thomas (October 28, 2007). "Coming Soon: 'Law School Nation'?". The New York Times. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ↑ Wurtzel, Elizabeth (April 9, 2009). "Twelve Years Down the Drain". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ↑ Walden, Celia. "Elizabeth Wurtzel: 'Getting married for the first time at 47 is my real mistake'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ↑ Wurtzel, Elizabeth (February 5, 2015). "And Now This: Author Elizabeth Wurtzel Reckons with Breast Cancer". Vice. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ↑ Genzlinger, Neil (January 7, 2020). "Elizabeth Wurtzel, 'Prozac Nation' Author, Is Dead at 52". The New York Times. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
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- Everything I know I learned from Bob Dylan by Elizabeth Wurtzel
- 1998 interview with Elizabeth Wurtzel by Gerald Peary
- Sole Rock N Roll Survivor Archived 2008-12-11 at the Wayback Machine – Wurtzel's piece from The Harvard Crimson which won the 1987 Rolling Stone College Journalism Award
- A Conversation with Elizabeth Wurtzel, Author and First-Year Lawyer October 11, 2008 blog post from WSJ.com
- Elizabeth Wurtzel on IMDb
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