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Gloria Emerson (May 19, 1929, New York City – August 3, 2004, New York City〔) was an American author, journalist and ''New York Times'' war correspondent. She won the 1978 National Book Award in Contemporary Thought for her book about the Vietnam War, ''Winners and Losers''.〔 ("National Book Awards – 1978" ). National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-03-17. There was a "Contemporary" or "Current" award category from 1972 to 1980.〕 During her long career, she wrote four books as well as articles for ''Esquire'', ''Harper's'', ''Vogue'', ''Playboy'', ''Saturday Review'' and ''Rolling Stone''. ==Background and personal== Emerson was born in Manhattan to wealthy bluebloods William B. Emerson and Ruth Shaw Emerson.〔 According to a 1991 ''Washington Profile'', Emerson's parents had been wealthy but lost their fortune (much of it derived from oil) through alcoholism.〔 Emerson, who grew to 6' tall, spent some of her youth in Saigon. On her application to the ''Times'' in 1957, Emerson described herself as a widow, giving her married name as Znamiecki.〔 She was married to Charles A. Brofferio from 1960 to 1961.〔 Emerson was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2004. Unable to contemplate a future in which she could not write, Emerson committed suicide on August 3, 2004.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gloria Emerson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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