Mary Cantwell was an American-born journalist and novelist.
10 Facts About Mary Cantwell
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Mary Cantwell wrote unsigned editorials, novels, and commentary for that newspaper, and she wrote for Mademoiselle and Vogue during her career.
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Mary Cantwell composed a trilogy of memoirs later in her life.
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Mary Cantwell died on February 1,2000, in Manhattan, New York.
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Mary Cantwell was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on May 10,1930 to Leo and Mary Cantwell.
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Mary Cantwell grew up in Bristol, Rhode Island, in a largely Protestant neighborhood.
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Mary Cantwell was brought up Catholic and was singled out in her largely Protestant school.
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Mary Cantwell worked as a copywriter at Mademoiselle Magazine until 1958.
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Mary Cantwell returned to Mademoiselle in 1962 and was promoted to chief copywriter.
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Mary Cantwell received the Walker Stone Award from the Scripps Howard Foundation in 1986.