Hobson, Laura Z. (Laura Zametkin), 1900-1986
Variant namesLaura Keane Zametkin Hobson, author and publicist, was an advertising copywriter, 1922-1930; a reporter for several New York papers, 1926-1927.
She was married to Thayer Hobson, publisher and author, from 1930 to 1935; in 1932 she began to publish short stories and novelettes; between 1932 and 1935 she did advertising for the B. Altman store; Director of Promotion at Time, Inc., 1935-1940. In 1940 she began to write novels, with "The Trespassers" (1943). Her second novel, "Gentleman's Agreement" (1947), became a worldwide success, and she continued as a novelist the rest of her life. She wrote screenplays 1943-1944; was a newspaper columnist, 1953-1954; returned to Time-Life, 1955-1963; began to write magazine columns in 1955; and was an active member of the Writers War Board, Americans for Democratic Action, The Authors League, and other professional organizations.
From the description of Laura Keane Zametkin Hobson papers, 1930-1986. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 496102401
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| creatorOf | Hobson, Laura Keane Zametkin. Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1948. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | Jo Mielziner papers, 1903-1976 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| creatorOf | Hobson, Laura Keane Zametkin. Laura Keane Zametkin Hobson papers, 1930-1986. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Brickell, Herschel, 1889-1952. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1902-1934. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | Swanberg, W. A., 1907-. W. A. Swanberg Papers, ca.1927-1992. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Max Lerner papers, 1927-1998 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Lerner, Max, 1902-2001. Max Lerner papers, 1927-1992 (inclusive). | Yale University Library | |
| referencedIn | Martin B. Duberman papers, 1917-1992 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Stein and Day Publisher Records, 1963-1988 | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). | Houghton Library |
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| associatedWith | Baldwin, Roger N. (Roger Nash), 1884-1981. | person |
| associatedWith | Duberman, Martin B | person |
| associatedWith | Hart, Moss, 1904-1961. | person |
| associatedWith | Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978. | person |
| associatedWith | Jones, Ernest, 1879-1958. | person |
| associatedWith | Lerner, Max, 1902- | person |
| associatedWith | Lerner, Max, 1902-2001. | person |
| associatedWith | Luce, Clare Boothe, 1903-1987. | person |
| associatedWith | Luce, Henry. | person |
| associatedWith | Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955. | person |
| associatedWith | Mielziner, Jo, 1901-1976 | person |
| correspondedWith | Nation (New York, N.Y. : 1865). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Stein and Day Publishers. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Swanberg, W. A., 1907- | person |
| associatedWith | Thompson, Dorothy, 1893-1961. | person |
| associatedWith | Time-Life Books. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1900-06-19
Death 1986-02-28
Americans
