12 Facts About Margalit Fox

1.

Margalit Fox was born on 1961 and is an American writer.

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2.

Margalit Fox's began her career in publishing in the 1980s, before switching to journalism in the 1990s.

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3.

Margalit Fox was born in Glen Cove, New York, the daughter of David and Laura Margalit Fox.

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4.

Margalit Fox's attended Barnard College in New York City and then Stony Brook University, where she completed her bachelor's degree and then a master's degree in linguistics in 1983.

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5.

Margalit Fox's received a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1991.

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6.

Margalit Fox's joined The New York Times in 1994 as a copy editor for its Book Review.

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7.

Margalit Fox's has written widely on language, culture and ideas for The New York Times, New York Newsday, Variety and other publications.

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8.

Margalit Fox moved to the obituary department of The New York Times in 2004.

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Margalit Fox's left the newspaper with about 80 advance obituaries that continue to give her New York Times bylines years later.

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10.

Since 2013, Margalit Fox has been a member of the usage panel of the American Heritage Dictionary.

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11.

Stranger still, Margalit Fox maintains her writerly bounce despite her regular subject, which is death.

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12.

Margalit Fox's is adapting the book for Thunder Road Films in her screenwriting debut.

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