Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos

Jean Kerr: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Born July 1923 • Scranton • Pennsylvania
Died January 5, 2003 (aged 79) • White Plains • New York
Clare Boothe Luce
Clare Boothe Luce
American playwright and statesman
Ade, George
George Ade
American playwright
Woody Allen speaking into a microphone with hands raised beside his face during a press conference, against a red background.
Woody Allen
American director, writer, and actor
T.S. Eliot stands at a chalkboard, writing a diagram with letters and Greek symbols representing characters for a play, in his office at the Institute for Advanced Study.
T.S. Eliot
American-English poet, playwright, and literary critic
Portrait of American dramatist Eugene O'Neill in 1936, showing him in a suit and tie with a serious expression and a neatly groomed mustache.
Eugene O’Neill
American dramatist
Henry James
Henry James
American writer
James Baldwin stands against a plain background in a dress shirt and tie, arms crossed, holding a cigarette, looking directly at the camera.
James Baldwin
American author
Joan Didion, 1970
Joan Didion
American author
W.H. Auden
W. H. Auden
British poet
Edmund White
Edmund White
American author
Ishmael Reed
Ishmael Reed
American author
David Mamet wearing glasses and a gray jacket over a black shirt, shown from the shoulders up with a neutral expression.
David Mamet
American author
Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Parker
American author
Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal
American writer
Larry David wearing glasses, a gray shirt, striped tie, and dark suit jacket, smiling at the camera.
Larry David
American comedian, writer, and actor
Daniel Berrigan
Daniel Berrigan
American priest and poet
Doctorow, E.L.
E.L. Doctorow
American author
Edward Albee stands outside a theater at night, holding a folder, with theater signs for
Edward Albee
American author
default image
Jeannette Leonard Gilder
American editor and writer
John Jay Chapman.
John Jay Chapman
American writer