Laura Z. Hobson

Laura Z. Hobson

Laura Kean Zametkin (19 June, 1900 – 28 February, 1986) was an American novelist.

Daughter of Jewish socialist immigrants, she graduated from Cornell University. On 23 July 1930, she married Francis Thayer Hobson, owner of William Morrow and Company. In 1934, she joined the promotional staff of "Time", "Life", and "Fortune".

In 1935, her marriage ended in divorce. In 1937, she decided to adopt a baby. She became pregnant in 1941, raising both children on her own.

After 1940 she devoted herself to writing. On 27 April 1947, her most famous work, "Gentleman's Agreement", reached #1 on the "The New York Times" best-sellers' list. A later novel, "Consenting Adult" (1975), about a mother dealing with her son's homosexuality, was based on her experience with her son, Christopher. Gentleman's Agreement sold over 1.6 million copies and was her most successful novel by far.

She died on 28 February, 1986 in New York City. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Wrote `Gentleman's Agreement' Author Laura Hobson Dies of Cancer at 85 |url= |quote= |publisher=Los Angeles Times |date=2 March, 1986 |accessdate=2008-06-24 ] [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Laura Z. Hobson, Author, Dies at 85 |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50713F634550C718CDDAA0894DE484D81 |quote=Laura Z. Hobson, the author of the acclaimed 1947 novel on anti-Semitism in America, "Gentleman's Agreement," died of cancer at New York Hospital Friday night. She was 85 years old and had lived in New York almost all her life. A zesty woman who grappled with painful, suppressed subjects ... |publisher=New York Times |date=March 2, 1986 |accessdate=2008-06-24 ]

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External links

* [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9040668 Laura Z. Hobson] at Encyclopædia Britannica
* [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=161362 "New York Times" filmography]
* [http://www.vcn.bc.ca/outlook/library/articles/secular_humanism/05j_LauraHobson.htm "Outlook Magazine" profile]
* [http://www3.isrl.uiuc.edu/~unsworth/courses/bestsellers/search.cgi?title=Gentleman's+Agreement 20th-Century American Bestsellers profile]
*imdb name|0387740|Laura Z. Hobson
* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819190,00.html "Assignment America," Time magazine]


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