Edward Robb Ellis
Writer, Author
1911 – 1998
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Who was Edward Robb Ellis?
Edward Robb Ellis was a diarist and journalist who worked in New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Chicago, and New York City.
Born in Kewanee, Illinois, Ellis also worked as a newspaper reporter in Chicago and New York City. Ellis began his diary in 1927 as a teenager and wrote for more than 70 years, nearly every day totaling a volume for each year.
He also authored books on the Great Depression and New York City, as well as a study of suicide. According to his book A Diary of the Century, his diaries were to go to the Fales Library at New York University after his death.
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- Born
- Feb 22, 1911
Kewanee - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Missouri–Columbia
- Lived in
- Illinois
- New York City
- Died
- Sep 7, 1998
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on July 23, 2013
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