Donadio, Candida (1929–2001)
Donadio, Candida (1929–2001)
American literary agent. Born 1929 in Brooklyn, NY; died of cancer, Jan 20, 2001, in Stonington, Connecticut; dau. of Italian immigrants; m. H.E.F. Donahue (critic, div.); m. Henry Bloomstein (writer, div.).
Began publishing career as a secretary at McIntosh & McKee, then moved to Herb Jaffe Associates (1957), where she sold Joseph Heller's 1st novel, Catch-22, and Philip Roth's Goodbye, Columbus; joined Russell & Volkening (1961); had such clients as Thomas Pynchon, William Gaddis, Peter Matthiessen, and Mario Puzo; formed Donadio & Olson; retired (1995).
More From encyclopedia.com
Italian Americans , ITALIAN AMERICANS. Italian influence on American history can be traced back to the navigators Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci. America's fo… Tropic Of Cancer , Cancer, Tropic of Line of latitude, c.23.5° n of the Equator, which marks the n boundary of the tropics. It indicates the farthest n position at whic… Maud Slye , Maud Slye
Maud Slye (1879-1954), a pathologist, researched the inheritability of cancer in mice.
Maud Slye devoted her life to cancer research by inv… Philip , Philip
His Royal Highness Prince Philip, duke of Edinburgh (born 1921) has spent over fifty years by the side of his wife, Queen Elizabeth II of Grea… Philip Roth , Roth, Philip (Milton)
ROTH, Philip (Milton)
Weequahic High School, New Jersey; Newark College, Rutgers University, 1950-51; Bucknell University, Lewi… Cancer , Cancer
Definition
Cancer is characterized by uncontrolled growth of cells in the body and the ability of these malignant cells to spread (metastasize…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Donadio, Candida (1929–2001)