Elizabeth Wurtzel
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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]
Elizabeth Wurtzel Media
Elizabeth Wurtzel on the beach with Alistair, her dog
References
- ↑ Vinciguerra, Thomas (October 28, 2007). Coming Soon: 'Law School Nation'?. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/28/fashion/28wurtzel.html. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ↑ Wurtzel, Elizabeth (April 9, 2009). Twelve Years Down the Drain. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123923304833103031. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ↑ Walden, Celia. Elizabeth Wurtzel: 'Getting married for the first time at 47 is my real mistake'. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/mother-tongue/11687854/Elizabeth-Wurtzel-Getting-married-for-the-first-time-at-47-is-my-real-mistake.html. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ↑ Wurtzel, Elizabeth. And Now This: Author Elizabeth Wurtzel Reckons with Breast Cancer (February 5, 2015). Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ↑ Genzlinger, Neil (January 7, 2020). Elizabeth Wurtzel, 'Prozac Nation' Author, Is Dead at 52. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/books/elizabeth-wurtzel-dead.html. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
Other websites
- 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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