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Person Detail: Ruth McKenney

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Full Name: Ruth McKenney
Biography:
(1911-1972) Author, journalist. Ruth McKenney was born in Mishawaka, Indiana, and died in New York City. She is best remembered for her book "My Sister Eileen."
Author's Timeline:
1911 (Unknown) County
Ruth McKenney was born in Mishawaka, Indiana, on November 18, 1911. 
1972 (Unknown) County
Ruth McKenney died in New York City on July 25, 1972. 
1935 New York County
Ms. McKenney moved with her sister Eileen McKenney to 14 Gay Street in Greenwich Village in 1935. 
1938 (Unknown) County
My Sister Eileen
(Pub: Harcourt ISBN: 0151639655 / 978-0151639656)
Memoir. 
1939 (Unknown) County
Industrial Valley
(Pub: Harcourt, Brace, and Company ISBN: )
Novel. 
1943 (Unknown) County
Jake Home
(Pub: Harcourt, Brace and Company ISBN: )
Novel. 
1947 (Unknown) County
The Loud Red Patrick
(Pub: Harcourt, Brace ISBN: )
Collection of stories. 
1956 (Unknown) County
Mirage
(Pub: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy ISBN: )
Historical novel. 
1950 (Unknown) County
Love Story
(Pub: Harcourt, Brace and Company ISBN: )
Nonfiction. 
1951 (Unknown) County
Here's England: A Highly Informal Guide
Nonfiction written with husband, Richard Bransten. 
1952 (Unknown) County
All About Eileen
(Pub: Harcourt, Brace and Company ISBN: )
Second sequel to "My Sister Eileen." 
1954 (Unknown) County
Far, Far, From Home
(Pub: Harper and Brothers ISBN: )
Nonfiction. 
1940 (Unknown) County
The McKenneys Carry On
(Pub: Harcourt Brace and Company ISBN: )
Sequel to "My Sister Eileen." 

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