Anne Homer

Anne Homer
Born(1907-11-15)November 15, 1907
New Jersey, US
DiedMay 16, 1995(1995-05-16) (aged 87)
Morristown, New Jersey, US
EducationSmith College
SpouseWilliam Main Doerflinger
Parent(s)Sidney Homer
Louise Dilworth Beatty

Anne Homer Doerflinger (November 15, 1907 – May 16, 1995) was an American writer who is best known for her short works of fiction. She published more than 100 short stories in magazines such as Good Housekeeping, The Ladies Home Journal, Mademoiselle, and The Saturday Evening Post, among others.

Biography

Homer was born on October 15, 1907, in New Jersey, the daughter of Sidney and Louise Homer. In 1929, she graduated drom Smith College. She later penned a biography on her mother: Louise Homer and the Golden Age of Opera (1974, William Morrow and Company).

Homer's sister was author Joy Homer, who died from illness. Joy was married to editor William Main Doerflinger; together they had a daughter, Katherine. Anne took care of her sister and her family through the years illness, and following Joy's death, became William's second wife. Anne and William had four children of their own together.

Homer lived in Convent Station, New Jersey. Homer died on May 16, 1995, aged 87, from cancer, at Morristown Memorial Hospital, in Morristown, New Jersey.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Anne Homer Doerflinger. Fiction Writer, 87". The New York Times. May 21, 1995. Anne Homer Doerflinger, a writer whose stories appeared in numerous magazines, died on Tuesday at Morristown Memorial Hospital in New Jersey. She was 87 and lived in Convent Station, N.J. The cause was cancer, her family said. ...
  2. 1 2 3 Linda Achey Kidwell and Roland E. Kidwell. "Louise and Sidney Homer: a 21st century dual-career couple, circa 1911". Journal of Management History. 12 (3). Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
  3. ↑ Ing-John (October 25, 1946). "Joy Homer, author, Took Aid To China. Daughter of Musicians, Wife of W.M. Doerflinger, Dies at 31. Ran Japanese Blockade". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ "William M. Doerflinger". The New York Times. December 31, 2000. Doerflinger, William M. Died on Saturday, December 23, 2000, at Fellowship Village in Basking Ridge, NJ. He was 90. Born in New York City, he was a longtime resident of Convent Station before moving to Fellowship Village ...