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{{Short description|American writer}}
{{Short description|American writer (1926–2022)}}
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| name = Mary Ellin Barrett
| name = Mary Ellin Barrett
| birth_name = Mary Ellin Berlin
| birth_name = Mary Ellin Berlin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1926|11|25}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|11|25}}
| birth_place = [[New York, New York]], U.S.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/05/arts/music/mary-ellin-barrett-dead.html Obituary], nytimes.com. Accessed October 20, 2022.</ref>
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|07|16|1926|11|25}}
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| education = [[Brearley School]]<br>[[Barnard College]]
| death_place = [[New York, New York]], U.S.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/05/arts/music/mary-ellin-barrett-dead.html Obituary], nytimes.com. Accessed October 20, 2022.</ref>
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| occupation = Writer
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| education = [[Barnard College]]
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| occupation = Writer
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Marvin Barrett]]|1952|2006|end=his death}}
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| parents = [[Irving Berlin]]<br>[[Ellin Mackay]]
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Marvin Barrett]]|1952|2006|end=his death}}
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| relatives = [[Clarence Mackay]] <br><small>(maternal grandfather)</small>
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| parents = [[Irving Berlin]]<br>[[Ellin Mackay]]
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| relatives = [[Clarence Mackay]] <br><small>(maternal grandfather)</small>
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'''Mary Ellin Barrett''' (née '''Berlin'''; November 25, 1926 - July 16, 2022) was an American writer and the oldest daughter of [[Ellin Berlin|Ellin]] (née Mackay) and composer [[Irving Berlin]].


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'''Mary Ellin Barrett''' ({{née}} '''Berlin'''; November 25, 1926 – July 16, 2022) was an American critic and memoirist, the eldest of three daughters of [[Ellin Berlin|Ellin]] (née Mackay) and composer [[Irving Berlin]].
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She grew up in [[New York City]], where she attended the [[Brearley School]]. She then went to [[Barnard College]], majoring in music. After graduation, she began to work for ''[[Time Magazine]]'', where she met her future husband, [[Marvin Barrett]]. Mary Ellin was the book critic for ''[[Cosmopolitan Magazine]]'', where she worked very closely with [[Helen Gurley Brown]].


== Life and career ==
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Barrett was the author of three novels: ''Castle Ugly'' was published in 1966,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,901959,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220201101/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,901959,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 20, 2008|title=Books: No place for children|date=1966-12-30|publisher=Time Magazine|accessdate=22 January 2010}}</ref> followed by ''An Accident of Love'' in 1973 and ''American Beauty'' in 1981. Her most recent publication is a memoir entitled ''Irving Berlin: a Daughter's Memoir'', which was released in May 1995.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-924545.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102233747/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-924545.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-11-02|title=Article: Book World; To Stand Beside Her and Guide Her: Her Father, Irving Berlin |date=1994-12-19|work=[[The Washington Post]]|accessdate=22 January 2010}}</ref>
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Barrett was born and grew up in [[New York City]], where she attended the [[Brearley School]]. She then went to [[Barnard College]], majoring in music. After graduation, she began to work for ''[[Time Magazine]]'', where she met her future husband, [[Marvin Barrett]]. She was the book critic for ''[[Cosmopolitan Magazine]]'', where she worked very closely with [[Helen Gurley Brown]].


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Barrett was the author of three novels: ''Castle Ugly'' was published in 1966,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,901959,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220201101/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,901959,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 20, 2008|title=Books: No place for children|date=1966-12-30|publisher=Time Magazine|accessdate=22 January 2010}}</ref> followed by ''An Accident of Love'' in 1973 and ''American Beauty'' in 1981. Her last publication was a memoir entitled ''Irving Berlin: a Daughter's Memoir'', which was released in May 1995.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-924545.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102233747/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-924545.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-11-02|title=Article: Book World; To Stand Beside Her and Guide Her: Her Father, Irving Berlin |date=1994-12-19|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|accessdate=22 January 2010}}</ref>
Barrett resided in New York City.

Barrett resided in Manhattan, where she died on July 16, 2022, aged 95.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mary Ellin Barrett |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nytimes/name/mary-barrett-obituary?id=35933410 |website=Legacy |access-date=11 August 2022}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:42, 7 November 2024

Mary Ellin Barrett
Born
Mary Ellin Berlin

(1926-11-25)November 25, 1926
New York, New York, U.S.[1]
DiedJuly 16, 2022(2022-07-16) (aged 95)
New York, New York, U.S.[2]
EducationBarnard College
OccupationWriter
Spouse
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(m. 1952; died 2006)​
Parent(s)Irving Berlin
Ellin Mackay
RelativesClarence Mackay
(maternal grandfather)

Mary Ellin Barrett (née Berlin; November 25, 1926 – July 16, 2022) was an American critic and memoirist, the eldest of three daughters of Ellin (née Mackay) and composer Irving Berlin.

Life and career

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Barrett was born and grew up in New York City, where she attended the Brearley School. She then went to Barnard College, majoring in music. After graduation, she began to work for Time Magazine, where she met her future husband, Marvin Barrett. She was the book critic for Cosmopolitan Magazine, where she worked very closely with Helen Gurley Brown.

Barrett was the author of three novels: Castle Ugly was published in 1966,[3] followed by An Accident of Love in 1973 and American Beauty in 1981. Her last publication was a memoir entitled Irving Berlin: a Daughter's Memoir, which was released in May 1995.[4]

Barrett resided in Manhattan, where she died on July 16, 2022, aged 95.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Obituary, nytimes.com. Accessed October 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Obituary, nytimes.com. Accessed October 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Books: No place for children". Time Magazine. 1966-12-30. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Article: Book World; To Stand Beside Her and Guide Her: Her Father, Irving Berlin". The Washington Post. 1994-12-19. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Mary Ellin Barrett". Legacy. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
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