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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Retired librarian |
| Location | Woodland Hills, California, United States |
| Introduction | Born in Phila., came to CA in 1948, graduated high school in 1956, attended UCSB as French major, grad. UCLA in l961 w/B.A. in History, got B.S. in Library Sci. in 1963, worked at UCLA Rsrch. Lib. as US Govt. Docs. Libn. for 19 yrs., left in 1982 to take graphic arts classes, did surface pattern design as a free-lancer for 3+ yrs., went back to library work as a temp. in 1989, finished up as a reference libn. at the LA County Law Library in 1998. |
| Interests | Gardening, cooking, writing, travel, reading, wine, double crostics & crossword puzzles, botanizing (CA spring wildflowers) |
| Favorite movies | American in Paris, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Charade, The Red Shoes, Smiles of a Summer Night, Glenda Jackson as Queen Eliz. I, numerous others |
| Favorite music | Anything by Bach, classical esp. chamber music, folk esp. from 60s & early 70s, B'way shows from 50s & 60s, esp. Candide, West Side Story, Gypsy, On the Town, some jazz (NOT bebop!), romantic pop music from 50s & 60s, anything by Gershwin |
| Favorite books | Anything by Barbara Kingsolver, short stories by Somerset Maugham or John Cheever, mysteries esp. those of Nevada Barr, Margaret Maron, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo, biographies |