16 Facts About Harold Loeb

Harold Albert Loeb was an American writer, notable as an important American figure in the arts among expatriates in Paris in the 1920s.

Harold Loeb published two novels while living in Paris in the 1920s, and additional works after returning to New York in 1929.

Harold Albert Loeb was born into a wealthy ethnic German Jewish family in New York City.

Harold Loeb's mother Rose was a member of the Guggenheim family; one of his cousins was Peggy Guggenheim.

The young Loeb attended Princeton University, where he earned his B A in 1913.

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In 1914, Harold Loeb returned to New York, where he married Marjorie Content, daughter of a wealthy stockbroker and his wife.

The next year, Harold Loeb moved to San Francisco, where he worked for the Guggenheims as a purchaser for the American Smelting and Refining Company.

Harold Loeb met his future business partners Alfred Kreymborg and Lola Ridge.

In 1921, Harold Loeb convinced Kreymborg to become a joint partner and publish Broom magazine.

Harold Loeb sold his share of the Sunwise Turn bookstore and moved to Rome to begin publication of the magazine in Europe.

Harold Loeb separated from Marjorie Content in 1921, and their divorce was completed in 1923.

In March 1923, Harold Loeb left Broom and moved to Paris to work on his own writing.

Harold Loeb published his first two novels, Doodab and The Professors Like Vodka (1927) while living in Paris.

Harold Loeb continued to write, publishing his third novel Tumbling Mustard in 1929, the year that he returned to New York City.

Harold Loeb published two non-fiction books in the 1930s, addressing the United States' political and social issues during the Great Depression.

Harold Loeb married and divorced three more times after his marriage to Marjorie Content.