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Clare Boothe Luce

American writer, politician, ambassador, journalist and anti-Communist activist (1903-1987) · United States · Writers · Died at 84

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Clare Boothe Luce was an American writer, politician, diplomat, and conservative public intellectual. A versatile author, she is best known for her 1936 hit play The Women, which had an all-female cast. Her writings extended from drama and screen scenarios to fiction, journalism, and war reportage.

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1994Connecticut Women's Hall of FameAward1987Died9 October 19871983Presidential Medal of FreedomAward1957Laetare MedalAward1903Born10 March 1903

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Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame1994
Presidential Medal of Freedom1983
Laetare Medal1957
Horatio Alger Award
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

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Clare Boothe Luce was an American writer, politician, diplomat, and conservative public intellectual. A versatile author, she is best known for her 1936 hit play The Women, which had an all-female cast. Her writings extended from drama and screen scenarios to fiction, journalism, and war reportage. She served as a U.S. representative from Connecticut's 4th congressional district from 1943 to 1947, and as U.S. Ambassador to Italy from 1953 to 1956. She was married to Henry Luce, publisher of Time, Life, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated.

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United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1903 to 1987 · aged 84

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