Emily Prager
Emily Prager | |
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| Born | April 21, 1948 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, journalist, teacher; former actress |
| Alma mater | Brearley School, Barnard College |
Emily Prager (born April 21, 1948) is an American author and journalist. Prager grew up in Texas, Taiwan, and
Greenwich Village, New York City. She is a graduate of the Brearley School, Barnard College and has a master's degree in Applied Linguistics.[1]
She has written for Village Voice.
Career
Prager starred in the daily TV soap opera season 49, episode 12) in 2024).
She was a writer-performer in the cult film Village Voice,[4] The New York Times, The Daily Telegraph, Penthouse, and The Guardian.[5] She is a Literary Lion of the New York Public Library and in the year 2000, she received the first online journalism award for commentary given by Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She taught at the Shanghai American School (Pudong Campus) in Shanghai, China. Dana Elcar was her stepfather.
Writings
Novels
- Clea and Zeus Divorce (1987)
- Eve's Tattoo (1991)
- Roger Fishbite (1999)
Collections
- A Visit From the Footbinder and Other Stories (1982)
- In the Missionary Position: 25 Years of Humour Writing (1999)
Memoir
- Wuhu Diary: On Taking My Adopted Daughter Back to Her Hometown in China (2001)
Miscellaneous
- World War II Resistance Stories (1979, with Arthur Prager)
- The Official I-Hate-Video Games Handbook (1982)
Contributor
- Titters, A Book of Humor by Women (1976)
- The National Lampoon – Contributing Editor
Television and filmography
- Arena Brains
- The Edge of Night
- Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle
- Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
- The National Lampoon Radio Hour
- Saturday Night Live (Season 6; 1 episode; Uncredited extra between years of 1977 and 1981; credited as a featured player in 1981; however never physically appeared on air; likewise she never actually appeared; in any single given individually; skits.)
Awards
- 2000, Online Journalism Award for Commentary, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
References
- ^ A Visit From the Footbinder, Simon & Schuster, 1982.<-- ISSN/ISBN needed, if any -->
- ^
Gus Wezerek (2019-12-14). "The 'S.N.L.' Stars Who Lasted, and the Ones Who Flamed Out". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
Some of the names here will be familiar only to die-hard fans; others, like Murphy, defined what was funny for generations of viewers.
- ^ Specifically, 21 May 1977 Archived 2 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, 19 Nov 1977 Archived 2 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, 10 Dec 1977 Archived 2 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, 22 Apr 1978 Archived 2 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, and 10 Oct 1981 Archived 2 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ author biography, Roger Fishbite, Vintage, 1999
- ^ "Emily Prager". Random House.
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