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Clare Boothe Luce ( née Ann Clare Boothe; March 10, 1903 [1] [2] – October 9, 1987) was an American writer, politician, U.S. ambassador, and public conservative figure. A versatile author, she is best known for her 1936 hit play The Women, which had an all-female cast.
Clare Boothe Luce (born March 10, 1903, New York, New York, U.S.—died October 9, 1987, Washington, D.C.) was an American playwright, politician, and celebrity, noted for her satiric sense of humour and for her role in American politics.
May 28, 2014 · From Vanity Fair editor to the wife of Mr. Time-Life himself, Clare Boothe Luce was the original power-tripper. She understudied Mary Pickford, wrote The Women in three days, became a...
Born in New York City in 1903, Clare Boothe Luce led a diverse career as a playwright, journalist, editor, and congresswoman, and became the first woman to ever be ambassador to a major diplomatic post.
Mar 9, 2018 · Clare Boothe Luce was a socialite, an editor, a feminist playwright, a devout Roman Catholic, a Republican Congresswoman, an early LSD user, an ambassador, and, believe it or not, more.
Jun 8, 2018 · Playwright and U.S. congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce (1903-1987) was hailed as one of the most able and outspoken women in public life. She became ambassador to Italy in 1953, the first American woman to represent her country to another major world power.
Clare Boothe Luce was in many respects a pioneer among 20th-century American women, being one of the earliest supporters of a constitutional Equal Rights Amendment for women, first congresswoman from her home state, and first woman to represent the United States as ambassador in a major European capital. She has not been acclaimed by all ...
Oct 10, 1987 · Clare Booth Luce, whose richly varied career encompassed the editorship of Vanity Fair magazine, the writing of hit Broadway plays and service in Congress and as Ambassador to Rome, died...
Talented, wealthy, beautiful, and controversial, Clare Boothe Luce (1903-1987) is best remembered as a congresswoman (1942-1946), ambassador, playwright, socialite, and spouse of magazine magnate Henry R. Luce of Time-Life-Fortune.
When Clare Boothe Luce died last week in Washington at the age of 84, the country lost the pre-eminent Renaissance woman of the century, a pioneer who had shown once and for...
