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- John P. Marquand was an American novelist who recorded the shifting patterns of middle- and upper-class American society in the mid-20th century.
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In this sermon, delivered at the beginning of the campaign to raise funds for the rebuilding of the spire, Pulitzer Prize winner Author Marquand gives his answers. He was chairman of the Steeple Committee, and is active in the affairs of the Unitarian Church.
- Emily Mace
John Phillips Marquand (November 10, 1893 – July 16, 1960) was an American writer. Originally best known for his Mr. Moto spy stories, he achieved popular success and critical respect for his satirical novels, winning a Pulitzer Prize for The Late George Apley in 1938.
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- November 10, 1893
- John P. Marquand
- July 16, 1960
John P. Marquand (1893-1960) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, proclaimed “the most successful novelist in the United States” by Life magazine in 1944.
Beginning with the publication of THE LATE GEORGE APLEY in 1937, there was no doubt that John P. Marquand was New England’s most distinguished satirist. Few novelists of our lime have...
- Edward Weeks
Examine the life, times, and work of John P. Marquand through detailed author biographies on eNotes.
After a brief period as advertising copywriter in 1920 and 1921, he became a novelist and published The Unspeakable Gentleman (1922). Marquand was a frequent contributor of short stories to several popular magazines of the day, most notably The Saturday Evening Post, Cosmopolitan, Collier's, and Good Housekeeping.
