Leopold Tyrmand

Leopold Tyrmand
Plaque in memory of Leopold Tyrmand at 6 Konopnickiej Street in Warsaw, where he lived from 1946 to 1955
Plaque in memory of Leopold Tyrmand at 6 Konopnickiej Street in Warsaw, where he lived from 1946 to 1955
Born(1920-05-16)May 16, 1920,
Warsaw, Poland
Died(1985-03-19)March 19, 1985,
Fort Myers, Florida, United States
OccupationNovelist, journalist
LanguagePolish
NationalityPolish
CitizenshipUnited States
Period1948–1985
GenreNovel, autobiographical novel, crime fiction
Notable worksDiary 1954
The Man With White Eyes
SpouseMargaret Ruble-Żurowska (1955 – ?)
Barbara Hoff (1957–1965)
Mary Ellen Fox (1971–1985)
ChildrenMatthew Tyrmand (b. 1981[1]), Rebecca.[2]

Leopold Tyrmand (May 16, 1920 – March 19, 1985) was a Polish novelist, writer, and editor. Tyrmand emigrated from Poland to the United States in 1966 and five years later married an American, Mary Ellen Fox. He served as editor of an anti-communist monthly Chronicles of Culture with John A. Howard. Tyrmand died of a heart attack at the age of 64 in Florida.[3]

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  3. ^ Krystyna Dąbrowska, Marek Kępa (translator) (December 2010). "Leopold Tyrmand. Biography". Leopold Tyrmand. Życie i twórczość. Culture.pl from the Adam Mickiewicz Institute. Retrieved January 19, 2015. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)