Margalit Fox

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Margalit Fox (born 1961) is an American writer for The New York Times, and other publications, and is a book author. She has written more than 1,200 obituaries for the Times.

Biography[edit]

Fox was born in Glen Cove, New York, the daughter of David (a physicist) and Laura Fox.[1] She attended Barnard College in New York City and then Stony Brook University, where she completed her bachelor's degree (1982) and then master's degree in linguistics in 1983. She received a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1991.[2]

Fox is a senior writer at The New York Times, where she wrote book reviews and, since 2004, more than 1,200 obituaries.[3] She has written widely on language, culture and ideas for The Times, New York Newsday, Variety and other publications. Her work was anthologized in Best Newspaper Writing, 2005.[2][4]

In 2011, The Newswomen's Club of New York awarded Fox its Front Page Award for her collection of work at The New York Times.[5] In 2014, she won Stanford University's William Saroyan International Prize for Writing for her book The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code. The New York Times also ranked the book as one of the "100 Notable Books of 2013."[4]

Fox is married to writer and critic George Robinson.[2]

Bibliography[edit]

Notable obituaries[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fox, Margalit", Encyclopedia.com
  2. ^ a b c "About the Author", TalkingHandsBook.com, accessed June 16, 2013
  3. ^ Davis, Simon. "How the New York Times Churns Out 1,000 Obituaries Every Year", Vice.com, January 5, 2015
  4. ^ a b Karampelas, Gabrielle. "Margalit Fox and Kiese Laymon win Stanford's 2014 Saroyan Prize for Writing", Stanford News, Stanford University, August 21, 2014
  5. ^ "2011 Winners". Newswomen's Club of New York. Retrieved 7 October 2012. 
  6. ^ Fox, Margalit (September 18, 2004). "Virginia Hamilton Adair, 91, a Poet Famous Late in Life, Dies". The New York Times. 
  7. ^ Fox, Margalit (June 25, 2009). "Betty Allen, Opera Singer and Educator, Dies at 82". The New York Times. 
  8. ^ Fox, Margalit (1 January 2012). "Emmett L. Bennett Jr., Ancient Script Expert, Dies at 93". The New York Times. p. 24. 
  9. ^ Fox, Margalit (10 April 2012). "Christine Brooke-Rose, 89, Inventive Writer". The New York Times. p. 17. 
  10. ^ Fox, Margalit (20 May 2007). "Robert N. Buck Dies at 93; Was Record-Setting Aviator". The New York Times. p. 28. 
  11. ^ Fox, Margalit (5 February 2002). "Robert Chapman, 81, Roget's Thesaurus Editor". The New York Times. p. 23. 
  12. ^ Fox, Margalit (13 April 2012). "Lili Chookasian, 90, Contralto Praised for Her Velvety Voice". The New York Times. p. 21. 
  13. ^ Fox, Margalit (8 December 2010). "Hugues Cuénod Dies at 108; Versatile, Light-Voiced Tenor". The New York Times. p. 20. 
  14. ^ Fox, Margalit (31 May 2012). "Leo Dillon, Celebrated Illustrator of Children's Books, Is Dead at 79". The New York Times. p. 27. 
  15. ^ Fox, Margalit (29 August 2007). "John Gardner, Who Continued the James Bond Series, Dies at 80". The New York Times. p. 21. 
  16. ^ Fox, Margalit (19 January 2006). "Jim Gary, Sculptor Inspired by Junk, Dies at 66". The New York Times. p. 21. 
  17. ^ Fox, Margalit (4 February 2012). "Dorothy Gilman, 88, 'Mrs. Pollifax' Novelist". The New York Times. p. 19. 
  18. ^ Fox, Margalit (20 May 2012). "Crawford Greenewalt Jr., 74; Shed Light on an Ancient City". The New York Times. p. 22. 
  19. ^ Fox, Margalit (2 August 2006). "Frederick G. Kilgour, Innovative Librarian, Dies at 92". The New York Times. p. 8. 
  20. ^ Fox, Margalit (24 November 2011). "Anne McCaffrey, 85, Author of Fantasies". The New York Times. p. 33. 
  21. ^ Fox, Margalit (20 November 2011). "René Morel, Master Restorer Of Rare Violins, Dies at 79". The New York Times. p. 30. 
  22. ^ Fox, Margalit (February 1, 2012). "Patricia Neway, Operatic Soprano Who Won a Tony, Dies at 92". The New York Times. 
  23. ^ Fox, Margalit (25 November 2010). "Ingrid Pitt, 73, Horror Star Who Survived Nazi Horror". The New York Times. p. 37. 
  24. ^ Fox, Margalit (24 July 2002). "Chaim Potok, 73, Dies; Novelist Illumined the World of Hasidic Judaism". The New York Times. p. 17. 
  25. ^ Fox, Margalit (28 May 2010). "Anneliese Rothenberger, German Opera Singer". The New York Times. p. 21. 
  26. ^ Fox, Margalit (February 2, 2005). "Albert Schatz, Microbiologist, Dies at 84". The New York Times. 
  27. ^ Fox, Margalit (6 July 2011). "Jane Scott Is Dead at 92; Veteran Rock Music Critic". The New York Times. p. 18. 
  28. ^ Fox, Margalit (31 March 2007). "Tony Scott, Jazz Clarinetist Who Mastered Bebop, Dies at 85". The New York Times. p. 16. 
  29. ^ Fox, Margalit (25 October 2011). "Swami Bhaktipada Dies at Age 74; Ex-Hare Krishna Leader and Felon". The New York Times. p. 29. 
  30. ^ Fox, Margalit (7 September 2011). "Keith Tantlinger, Builder of Cargo Container, Dies at 92". The New York Times. p. 25. 
  31. ^ Fox, Margalit (13 February 2006). "Dave Tatsuno, 92, Whose Home Movies Captured History". The New York Times. p. 21. 
  32. ^ Fox, Margalit (26 August 2006). "Marie Tharp, Oceanographic Cartographer, Dies at 86". The New York Times. p. 13. 
  33. ^ Fox, Margalit (28 March 2010). "Blanche Thebom, 94, Star At the Met and Beyond". The New York Times. p. 26. 
  34. ^ Fox, Margalit (5 October 2010). "Dolores Wilson, Met Soprano, Dies at 82". The New York Times. p. 29. 
  35. ^ Fox, Margalit (May 8, 2008). "Frances Yeend, 95, Soprano At City Opera and the Met". The New York Times. 
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