Anna Quindlen Biography, Books, Family, Net Worth, Salary, Facts & Career

The 65-year-old, Anna Marie Quindlen or famously known as Anna Quindlen is an American author, journalist, and opinion columnist. Well, she won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for her New York Columns for both Public and Privates. In addition, her semi-autobiographical novel One True Thing 1994 was made into a film in 1998. Besides, Anna’s work has appeared on fiction, nonfiction, and self-help bestseller lists.

Anna Quindlen Biography and Family

Ann Quindlen was born on 8th July 1952, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvanian, the daughter of Prudence (nee Pantano, 1928–1972) and Robert Quindlen. She is of Cancer by her birth-sign. From a young age, she was passionate about writing.

She holds an American nationality and belongs to white ethnicity. Her mother was Italian American while her father was an Irish American. She completed her elementary education from South Brunswick High School and went to Barnard College, graduated in 1974.

Career and Books

As a reporter, Anna commenced in the field of Journalism in 1974 with New York Post. In 1995, she quit Journalism field to became a full-time novelist. Following that, she has written nine novels named Object Lessons (1991), One True Thing (1994), Black and Blue (1998), Blessings (2002), Rise and Shine (2006), Every Last One: A Novel (2010), Still Life with Bread Crumbs (2013), Miller’s Valley (2016), and Alternate Side (2018).

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Quindlen’s two novels One True Thing and Black and Blue which converted into movies. Most of her personal writing centers on her mother. When Anna was just 19, her mother died at the age of 40 from ovarian cancer.

Her semi-autobiographical novel One True Thing was based on her real life where her mother died from cancer in her 40s from Cancer. Similarly, a film of the same name released in 1998, starred Meryl Streep who was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress.

Throughout her career, Anna has won many honors that include 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary, 2001 Clarion Award for Best Regular Opinion Column in a magazine. Also, she won the 2002 Clarion Award for Best Opinion Column from the Association for Women in Communications.

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Besides, Quindlen’s novels, she has written children’s books titled The Tree That Came To Stay and Happily Ever After. Moreover, she has written Nonfiction books including A Quilt of a Country (1996), Living Out Loud (1988), Loud and Clear (2004), Being Perfect (2005) and Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake (2012) and so on.

Anna Quindlen Personal Life

Quindlen is married to her husband, Gerald Krovatin, an attorney in 1978, with whom she had three children. Currently, she resides in New York City with her husband and three children.

The couple is blessed with three children named, Quindlen Krovatin and Christopher Krovatin are both published authors, and daughter Maria, an actress.

Anna Quindlen; Salary and Net Worth

The 66-year old author and journalist, Anna Quindlen generates a decent amount of money. However, Quindlen has not revealed her exact figure of Net worth. The main source of her net worth comes through her professional career. She is the author of nine novels. So, we can estimate net-worth to be about $800,000. With a tremendous wealth, Anna is living a lavish lifestyle.