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Catherine Drinker Bowen
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American writer (1897–1973)
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Catherine Drinker Bowen (1897–1973) was an American violinist, novelist, biographer, and writer. Born and deceased in Haverford, she was educated at the Peabody Institute and the Juilliard School. She spoke English and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Philosophical Society.
Her notable works include *Family Portrait*, *The Lion And The Throne*, *Free Artist The Story Of Anton And Nicholas Rubinstein*, *Francis Bacon*, *The Temper of a Man*, and *Beloved Friend - The Story of Tchaikowsky and Nadejda von Meck*. She received the National Book Award, and her archives are held at the Library of Congress.
Synthesized by Vinony from 23 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, MusicBrainz, Vinony collections. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
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Vinony catalogs Catherine Drinker Bowen in its National Book Award collection (301 entries).
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Vinony files it under 1897 births, 1973 deaths and 20th-century American biographers.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 22
Top works
- Family Potrait
- The_Lion_And_The_Throne
- Free Artist The Story Of Anton And Nicholas Rubinstein
- Francis Bacon, The Temper of a Man
- Beloved Friend - The Story of Tchaikowsky and Nadejda von Meck
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 2
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Catherine
- Family name
- Bowen
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Haverford
- Place of death
- Haverford
- Occupation
- historian
- Educated at
- Juilliard School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- violin
- Image
- Catherine Drinker Bowen 1944.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1897-00-00
- date of death
- 1973-00-00
- archives at
- Library of Congress
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
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