Ruth McKenney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRuth McKenney
American journalist
Date of Birth: 18-Nov-1911
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Date of Death: 25-Jul-1972
Profession: journalist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Ruth McKenney
- Ruth McKenney (November 18, 1911 – July 25, 1972) was an American author and journalist, best remembered for My Sister Eileen, a memoir of her experiences growing up in Ohio and moving to Greenwich Village with her sister Eileen McKenney. Originally published as a series of short stories in The New Yorker, My Sister Eileen was published in book form in 1938, and later adapted under the same name into a play, a radio play (and unproduced radio series), two films, and a CBS television series.
- It was also the basis for the Leonard Bernstein musical Wonderful Town.
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