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Marya Mannes (November 14, 1904 - September 13, 1990) was an American author and critic, known for her caustic but insightful observations of American life. Mannes also wrote under the pen name of, "Sec."〔http://www.nytimes.com/1990/09/15/obituaries/marya-mannes-the-writer-dies-social-critic-and-satirist-was-85.html?scp=1&sq=marya%20mannes&st=cse/〕 ==Life and career== Mannes lived most of her life in New York City, where she was born.〔According to her obituary in the New York Times〕 Her brother was musician Leopold Mannes. Her parents, Clara (Damrosch) Mannes and David Mannes, founded the Mannes College of Music in New York. Her maternal grandfather was conductor Leopold Damrosch, and her maternal uncles were conductors Walter Damrosch and Frank Damrosch. Her father was Jewish; her mother was from a mostly Lutheran German family (and was of part Jewish descent through her own grandfather).〔http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10C1FF63C5F117B93CAAB178AD95F458785F9〕 Mannes was an editor at ''Vogue'' and later wrote prolifically for the magazines ''The Reporter'' and ''The New Yorker''. Mannes published a number of books of essays, sharply and wittily critical of American society, including ''More in Anger: Some Opinions, Uncensored and Unteleprompted''. She was a much-sought-after social commentator on radio and television. She hosted her own television show in 1959, ''I speak for myself.'' Other books by Mannes included ''Subverse'' (1959), a satirical verse, ''Out of My Time'' (1971), an autobiography, and two novels, ''Message From a Stranger'' (1948), and ''They'' (1968). Married three times, Mannes had one child who survived her. She died in San Francisco, California. 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「Marya Mannes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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