Edith Wharton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edith Wharton

American novelist, short story writer, designer

Date of Birth: 24-Jan-1862

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 11-Aug-1937

Profession: prose, writer, poet, translator, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Edith Wharton (; born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, and designer.
Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper class New York "aristocracy" to realistically portray the lives and morals of the Gilded Age.
She was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1921.
She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1996.