Grace Paley Biography

Grace Paley biography

Quick Facts

NAME: Grace Paley
OCCUPATION: Educator, Anti-War Activist, Author, Poet
BIRTH DATE: December 11, 1922
DEATH DATE: August 22, 2007
EDUCATION: Hunter College, The New School
PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York
PLACE OF DEATH: Thetford Hill, Vermont
Maiden Name: Grace Goodside

Best Known For

Short-story writer and poet Grace Paley is known both for her written work and for her political activism, most notably against the Vietnam War.

Quiz

Think you know about Biography?

Answer questions and see how you rank against other players.

Play Now

Print Cite This

Grace Paley

APA Style

Grace Paley. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 08:04, May 24, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/grace-paley-9432109.

Harvard Style

Grace Paley. [Internet]. 2013. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/grace-paley-9432109 [Accessed 24 May 2013].

MLA Style

"Grace Paley." 2013. The Biography Channel website. May 24 2013, 08:04 http://www.biography.com/people/grace-paley-9432109.

MHRA Style

"Grace Paley," The Biography Channel website, 2013, http://www.biography.com/people/grace-paley-9432109 [accessed May 24, 2013].

Chicago Style

"Grace Paley," The Biography Channel website, http://www.biography.com/people/grace-paley-9432109 (accessed May 24, 2013).

CBE/CSE Style

Grace Paley [Internet]. The Biography Channel website; 2013 [cited 2013 May 24] Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/grace-paley-9432109.

Bluebook Style

Grace Paley, http://www.biography.com/people/grace-paley-9432109 (last visited May 24, 2013).

AMA Style

Grace Paley. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/grace-paley-9432109. Accessed May 24, 2013.

Profile

Born in New York in 1922, short-story writer and poet Grace Paley is known for the compelling portraits of New Yorkers in her work. She was also known for her political activism, notably against the Vietnam War.