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Grace Glueck

Grace Glueck, American arts journalist (died 2022)

Born
July 24, 1926
Died
October 8, 2022
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1926

About Grace Glueck

Grace Glueck (July 24, 1926 – October 8, 2022) was an American arts journalist. She worked for The New York Times from 1951 until the early 2010s. == Early life == Glueck was born in New York City on July 24, 1926. Her father, Ernest, worked as a municipal bond salesman on Wall Street until the Great Depression and subsequently became an insurance broker; her mother, Mignon (Schwarz), was a housewife who wrote in community papers. Glueck was raised in Rockville Centre, where she attended high school. She then studied English at New York University, graduating in 1948. During her studies there, she was the editor of The Apprentice, the school's literary magazine. == Career == Glueck first joined The New York Times as a copy girl in 1951. After carrying out administrative assignments for two years, she became picture researcher with the Times Book Review for 11 years, having been dissuaded by a senior editor from becoming a reporter due to her sex. She was eventually given her own art column – "Art People" – in the Sunday paper by Lester Markel, who took notice after she found a Balthus image of a lolita to go with a review of Lolita in 1963.

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Career and life highlights

The world when Grace Glueck was born

Grace Glueck was born in 1926. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1926

  • #1 song"Bye Bye Blackbird"
  • Top movieThe General (Buster Keaton)
  • Best-selling bookThe Sun Also Rises – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGertrude Ederle swims the English Channel
  • Top headlineA.A. Milne publishes Winnie-the-Pooh
  • Technology milestoneFirst demonstration of television
  • Defining fadFlagpole sitting
  • Notable inventionPop-up toaster
  • World population2.01 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population117.4M

1926 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Grace Glueck's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19262026
Gas$0.23$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,620$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population117.4M341 million

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