Sandra Hochman

Sandra Hochman
Born (1936-09-11) September 11, 1936 (age 88)
NationalityAmerican
EducationBennington College, Columbia University, Sorbonne University
Notable workWalking Papers, Manhattan Pastures
Spouse(s)Ivry Gitlis (d. 1960)
Harvey Leve (m. 1965; d. 1970)
ChildrenAriel S. Leve
Websitesandrahochman.com
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Sandra Hochman (born September 11, 1936 in New York City) is an American author, poet, screenwriter, lyricist and documentary film maker. Her first autobiographical novel Walking Papers was very well received and Philip Roth called it a masterpiece. She has published seven books of poetry; her first book won the Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition. She has also written for The New York Times, Life (magazine), People (magazine), New York (magazine) and many more. She created the Foundation You're an Artist Too, which was an after school program held weekly at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her film Year of The Woman was co-produced with Porter Bibb, the producer of The Rolling Stones documentary Gimme Shelter.