About Ellen Brodkey
Born 1934. Ellen Brodkey is an American novelist.
Ellen Schwamm Brodkey (born Ellen Rosenberg) 1934) is an American novelist. She graduated from Connecticut College in 1955 and soon after married her first husband, Jay Marc Schwamm a Princeton and Harvard graduate. She is the author of Adjacent Lives, and How He Saved Her (1985). Her second marriage was to the American writer Harold Brodkey.
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Who is Ellen Brodkey?
American writer
When was Ellen Brodkey born?
Ellen Brodkey was born on 4 March 1934.
What is Ellen Brodkey's occupation?
Ellen Brodkey is a novelist.
What nationality is Ellen Brodkey?
Ellen Brodkey is American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ellen Brodkey. https://biography.guide/ellen-brodkey/
MLA: "Ellen Brodkey." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ellen-brodkey/.
Chicago: "Ellen Brodkey." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ellen-brodkey/.
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