Hello Susan60,
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Carrie Donovan
Also known as: Carolyn Gertrude Amelia Donovan
?Birth: March 22, 1928 in Lake Placid, New York, United States
Death: November 12, 2001 in New York, New York, United States
Nationality: American
Occupation: journalist
Source: Biography Resource Center Online. Gale Group, 2002. ?
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Awards
- Biographical Essay
- Further Readings
- Source Citation
Excerpt:
?The future journalist was born Carolyn Gertrude Amelia Donovan in
1928 in Lake Placid, New York. Her father abandoned the family, and
Donovan and her sister lived with their maternal grandparents for
several years while their mother worked. As a teen, Donovan was keenly
interested in fashion design, but was a terrible sewer. Her mother
reportedly had to bribe a home-economics teacher at Donovan's high
school in order for her to obtain a passing grade in the class. After
taking a job in the hat department at luxe New York City retailer Saks
Fifth Avenue, Donovan enrolled in the Parsons School of Design. Again,
she had trouble meeting the technical requirements for a degree, and
allegedly paid a classmate to take the sewing test before her 1950
graduation.?
Due to copyright restrictions I will not be able to paste the complete
biography in this forum, however I am providing you with a direct link
to the article below the source citation.
SOURCE CITATION
"Carrie Donovan." Biography Resource Center Online. Gale Group, 2002.
Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: The
Gale Group. 2004. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC
Document Number: K1650002421
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC?vrsn=149&OP=starts&locID=free4_biorc&srchtp=name&ca=29&c=1&AI=1383047&NA=+Donovan&ste=12&tbst=prp&tab=1&n=50&docNum=K1650002421&bConts=41
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Entertainment Weekly, June 5, 1998 n435 p22(1)
Navy lady: how a former fashion scribe has become the quirky TV
spokesperson of the moment. (Carrie Donovan stars in Old Navy TV
adsPener, Degen.
Document Number: A20861044
Source : Gale Database
Full Text at the following link:
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC?vrsn=149&OP=starts&locID=free4_biorc&srchtp=name&ca=29&c=3&AI=1383047&NA=Donovan&ste=16&tbst=prp&tab=8&n=20&docNum=A20861044&bConts=41
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Interview, Oct 1994 v24 n10 p166(3)
?The got-the-whole-world-watching fashion revolution. (fashion
columnist Carrie Donovan) Rubenstein, Hal.
Abstract: ?Fashion columnist Carrie Donovan used to be in charge of
style at The New York Times' weekly magazine section. Donovan is best
remembered by her saucer spectacles, whooping laughter, and syncopated
speech pattern.?
Document Number: A16166717
Source : Gale Database
Full Text at the following link:
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC?vrsn=149&OP=starts&locID=free4_biorc&srchtp=name&ca=29&c=4&AI=1383047&NA=Donovan&ste=16&tbst=prp&tab=8&n=20&docNum=A16166717&bConts=41
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There is an extensive article about Carrie Donovan available at the
New York Times archives.
METROPOLITAN DESK | November 13, 2001, Tuesday
Carrie Donovan, One-of-a-Kind Fashion Editor and TV's 'Old Navy Lady,' Dies at 73
By CATHY HORYN (NYT) 1390 words
Late Edition - Final , Section C , Page 18 , Column 1
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http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20F15FB3B5C0C708DDDA80994D9404482
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I located a free copy of the above article.
CARRIE DONOVAN
One-of-a-Kind Fashion Editor and TV's `Old Navy Lady,'
NOVEMBER 13, 2001
THE NEW YORK TIMES
BY CATHY HORYN
Here is the direct link to the full text of the above article.
http://www.obitpage.com/obits/d/donovan_carrie.html
Excerpt:
?From the beginning, Ms. Donovan's career had a screwball quality
worthy of Hollywood. Though she studied dressmaking at the Parsons
School of Design, she could never master a needle and thread. She
lacked a similar command of automobiles and typewriters, and as a
reporter for The New York Times, then as an editor for Vogue, Harper's
Bazaar and The New York Times Magazine, she wrote all her copy by
hand.?
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Fashion Editor Carrie Donovan Dies at 73
By Kim Wilson
Excerpt:
?She worked at the New York Times from 1955 to 1963 when she left to
take up an editor's position at Vogue under Diana Vreeland. She left
Vogue in 1972 to become senior fashion editor at rival Harper's Bazaar
and moved on to be vice president of communications at Bloomingdale's
in 1976. But the world of corporate communications was not for
Donovan, who was drawn back to the Times in 1977, eventually becoming
deputy editor of the New York Times Magazine.?
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Here is more information about Carrie Donovan.
http://slick.org/deathwatch/mailarchive/msg00390.html
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Reflections on Carrie Donovan (posted November 14th, 2001)
http://www.lookonline.com/carriedonovan.html
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