Janet Hobhouse | |
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| Born | March 27, 1948 New York City, US |
| Died | February 1, 1991 (aged 42) New York City, US |
| Notable works | Everybody Who Was Anybody, The Furies |
| Relatives | Henry Hobhouse (father) |
Janet Hobhouse (March 27, 1948[1] – February 1, 1991) was an American novelist, biographer and editor. She is the author of four novels, including the posthumously published The Furies. Her first published work was a biography of Gertrude Stein, Everybody Who was Anybody. She was a contributing editor to ARTnews and also published a monograph on artists' representation of the female nude in the twentieth century. Born in New York City to Henry Hobhouse and Frances Liedloff, she attended the Spence School and Oxford University. Hobhouse was married to journalist and film maker Nick Fraser from January 18, 1974, until their divorce in 1983.[1]