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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fran_LebowitzFran Lebowitz - Wikipedia

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   Lebowitz gained fame for her books Metropolitan Life (1978) and Social Studies (1981), which were combined into The Fran Lebowitz Reader in 1994. She has been the subject of two projects directed by Martin Scorsese, the HBO documentary film Public Speaking (2010), and the Netflix docu-series Pretend It's a City (2021).

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   In “elegant, finely honed prose” (The Washington Post Book World), Lebowitz limns the vicissitudes of contemporary urban life—its fads, trends, crazes, morals, and fashions. By turns ironic, facetious, deadpan, sarcastic, wry, wisecracking, and waggish, Fran Lebowitz is always wickedly entertaining.

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4. franlebowitz.com › bioFran Lebowitz - Bio

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   In a cultural landscape filled with endless pundits and talking heads, Fran Lebowitz stands out as one of our most insightful social commentators. Her essays and interviews offer her acerbic views on current events and the media – as well as pet peeves including tourists, baggage-claim areas, after-shave lotion, adults who roller skate ...

5. www.britannica.com › biography › Fran-LebowitzFran Lebowitz | Biography, Books, Quotes, & Facts | Britannica

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   May 22, 2024 · Fran Lebowitz is an American writer, cultural critic, and raconteur who is best known for her acerbic, witty essays that lampoon modern life. She published the best-selling essay collections Metropolitan Life (1978) and Social Studies (1981).

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7. www.newyorker.com › culture › the-new-yorkerFran Lebowitz Is Never Leaving New York | The New Yorker

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   Apr 9, 2020 · Fran Lebowitz is the patron saint of staying at home and doing nothing. She is famously averse to working, and famously resistant to technology; she has no cell phone or computer.

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   Fran Lebowitz. Actress: The Wolf of Wall Street. Fran Lebowitz was born on 27 October 1950 in Morristown, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Law & Order (1990) and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001).

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   What is Fran Lebowitz best known for?

   • Her first book, a collection of essays titled Metropolitan Life, was a bestseller, as was a second collection, Social Studies. By turns ironic, facetious, deadpan, sarcastic, wry, wisecracking, and waggish, Lebowitz’s prose is wickedly entertaining. Her two books are collected in The Fran Lebowitz Reader, with a new preface by the author.

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   Is Fran Lebowitz a good read?

   • By turns ironic, facetious, deadpan, sarcastic, wry, wisecracking, and waggish, Fran Lebowitz is always wickedly entertaining. “A great read.” –Jimmy Fallon, host of NBC’s Tonight Show

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   Is Fran Lebowitz a modern-day Dorothy Parker?

   • The New York Times has called her a modern-day Dorothy Parker. Lebowitz gained fame for her books Metropolitan Life (1978) and Social Studies (1981), which were combined into The Fran Lebowitz Reader in 1994.

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   What happened to Fran Lebowitz?

   • It's only in the last two years that Ms. Lebowitz has broken through an 11-year writer's block that kept her from collecting much of the large advance she received from Random House to write a novel called "Exterior Signs of Wealth," which she describes simply as "unfinished." ^ Beller, Thomas (October 11, 2002). "Interview with Fran Lebowitz". Mr.

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10. www.vox.com › culture › 23916182Fran Lebowitz interview: Why art should be useless - Vox

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    Oct 19, 2023 · Professional raconteur Fran Lebowitz thinks art should be useless. And that you should probably wear shoes.