Rona Jaffe

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Rona Jaffe
Jaffe in the 1970s
Born(1931-06-12)June 12, 1931
New York City, U.S.
DiedDecember 30, 2005(2005-12-30) (aged 74)
London, England
Alma materRadcliffe College
OccupationNovelist
Years active1958–2003

Rona Jaffe (June 12, 1931 – December 30, 2005) was an American

Cosmopolitan
.

Early life and education

Jaffe was born into a Jewish family in 1931 Brooklyn, New York City.[1] She was the only child of Samuel Jaffe, an elementary-school principal, and his first wife, Diana (née Ginsberg). Her grandfather was a construction magnate who built the Carlyle Hotel. Growing up in affluent circumstances on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, she attended the Dalton School before graduating from Radcliffe College in 1951.[2]

Career

Jaffe wrote her first book,

cads".[3]

During the late 1960s,

Cosmopolitan, with a "Sex and the Single Girl" slant.[citation needed
]

In 1981, Jaffe published

made-for-TV movie called Mazes and Monsters (1982), featuring a 26-year-old Tom Hanks
in one of his earliest appearances.

In 2005, Jaffe died of cancer while vacationing in London, aged 74.[2]

Works

  • The Best of Everything (Simon & Schuster, 1958)
  • Away from Home (Simon & Schuster, 1960)
  • The Last of the Wizards ( juvenile) (Simon & Schuster, 1961)
  • Mr. Right Is Dead (novella and five short stories) (Simon & Schuster, 1965)
  • The Cherry in the Martini (Simon & Schuster, 1966)
  • The Fame Game (Random House, 1969)
  • The Other Woman (Morrow, 1972)
  • Family Secrets (Simon & Schuster, 1974)
  • The Last Chance (Simon & Schuster, 1976)
  • Class Reunion (Delacorte, 1979)
  • Mazes and Monsters (Delacorte, 1981)
  • After the Reunion (Delacorte, 1985)
  • An American Love Story (Delacorte, 1990)
  • The Cousins (Donald I. Fine, 1995) (Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club selection)
  • Five Women (Donald I. Fine, 1997)
  • The Road Taken (Dutton, 2000)
  • The Room-Mating Season (Dutton, 2003)

References

  1. ^ Bergman, Jess (July 18, 2023). "Family Ties". Jewish Currents. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Owens, Mitchell (December 31, 2005). "Rona Jaffe, Author of Popular Novels, Is Dead at 74". The New York Times. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  3. ^ Smith, Dinitia (February 1, 2004). "Real-Life Questions In an Upscale Fantasy". The New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  4. ^ Veugen, Connie (2006). Here Be Dragons: Advent and History of Adventure Games. Retrieved on 2018-05-18 from https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Connie_Veugen/publication/316299839_Here_Be_Dragons_Advent_and_Hisory_of_Adventure_Games/links/58fa0d284585152edece8d90/Here-Be-Dragons-Advent-and-Hisory-of-Adventure-Games.pdf.
  5. ^ Nexus, Jonny (2010). Dungeons & Dragons: A History & Overview. Retrieved on 2018-05-18 from http://www.jonnynexus.com/NonWP/DungeonsAndDragons-HistoryAndOverview.pdf.

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