Manning, Marie

Manning, Marie

▪ American journalist
pseudonym  Beatrice Fairfax 
born Jan. 22, 1873?, Washington, D.C., U.S.
died Nov. 28, 1945, Washington, D.C.

      American journalist, best known for her popular advice column that addressed matters of etiquette and personal concern.

      Manning was educated in New York City and London. Her long-held ambition to become a journalist came to fruition after a chance meeting at a Washington dinner party with Arthur Brisbane, an editor at the New York World. At his invitation she went to New York and took a job at space rates (on which basis she was paid only for the quantity of submitted material that was actually printed) at the World. An exclusive interview with President Grover Cleveland shortly afterward won Manning a regular staff position.

      In 1897 she joined Brisbane and much of the rest of the World's staff in transferring to William Randolph Hearst's (Hearst, William Randolph) New York Evening Journal. There, after a year or so of turning out standard women's-page fare and sensational crime stories, Manning was asked by Brisbane to produce an advice column. On July 20, 1898, the column made its first appearance under the byline of Beatrice Fairfax, a name Manning had compounded from Dante's Beatrice and Fairfax county, Virginia, where her family owned a home. The column was an instant success, and within a short time letters were arriving at the rate of more than a thousand a day. Questions of the etiquette of romance—how to win a man, how to hold a woman, what little intimacies were allowable in various circumstances—apparently troubled or at least interested thousands of readers. Beatrice Fairfax's replies relied generally on a firm code of conduct and the motto “Dry your eyes, roll up your sleeves, and dig for a practical solution.” In the newspaper advice field she was rivaled only by Dorothy Dix (Elizabeth M. Gilmer (Gilmer, Elizabeth Meriwether)).

      While conducting the column Manning continued as a reporter, contributed short stories to Harper's Magazine, and wrote two novels, Lord Allingham, Bankrupt (1902) and Judith of the Plains (1903). After her marriage in 1905 she retired to devote herself to her family. The stock market crash of 1929, in which she lost heavily, brought her out of retirement. Manning resumed the column, now syndicated through Hearst's King Features to 200 newspapers across the country, and dealt in her accustomed manner with a new generation of problems. She also wrote Personal Reply (1943), a book of advice for servicemen and their families, and Ladies Now and Then (1944), an autobiography. In late years she also covered women's news from Washington for the International News Service.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Marie Manning — (* 22. Januar 1872 in Washington D.C.; † 28. November 1945 ebendort), Pseudonym Beatrice Fairfax, war eine US amerikanische Schriftstellerin und Autorin von Dear Beatrice Fairfax (Liebe Beatrice Fairfax), der ersten Zeitungskolumne in den USA, in …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Marie Manning (murderer) — Marie Manning, an image from the contemporary popular press Marie Manning (1821–1849) was a Swiss domestic servant who was hanged outside Horsemonger Lane Gaol, England, on 13 November 1849, after she and her husband were convicted of the murder… …   Wikipedia

  • Marie Manning (writer) — Marie Manning (January 22, 1872 November 28, 1945) was a newspaper columnist and novelist in the early 20th century. She wrote the first newspaper advice column, Dear Beatrice Fairfax, in 1898, the precursor to modern versions such as Dear Abby… …   Wikipedia

  • Manning (Begriffsklärung) — Manning ist der Name folgender Orte: Manning in Österreich Manning (Iowa) in den USA Manning (North Dakota), Bezirkshauptstadt des Dunn County in den USA Manning (South Carolina), Bezirkshauptstadt des Clarendon County in den USA Manning (Texas)… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Marie Manning — may refer to: Marie Manning (writer) Marie Manning (murderer) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same personal name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to c …   Wikipedia

  • Marie Horton — Maree Cheatham as Marie Horton in 2010 Days of our Lives Portrayed by Maree Cheatham (1965–1968; 1970–1973; 1994; 1996; 2010) Kate Woodville (1977) …   Wikipedia

  • Marie Poulin — Marie P. Poulin Senator for Northern Ontario Incumbent Assumed office September 21, 1995 Appointed by Jean Chrétien Personal details …   Wikipedia

  • Marie-Luise Schramm — (* 2. Mai 1984 in Berlin) ist eine deutsche Schauspielerin und Synchronsprecherin. Sie spielte u. a. in Die Schönste aus Bitterfeld, Mama ist unmöglich, Erste Liebe, Tatort und Unser Charly. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Werdegang 2 Auszeichnungen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Manning — This article is about the name. For other uses, see Manning (disambiguation). Manning (aka Mannion, Manning) is a family name. Contents 1 Origin and meaning 2 People 2.1 Sports 2.2 …   Wikipedia

  • Marie-Louise, princesse de Lamballe — Princess Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy Carignan, princesse de Lamballe (September 8, 1749 ndash; September 3, 1792) was an Italian French courtier, aristocrat of the House of Savoy, and royal confidante to French queen Marie Antoinette. Her… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”