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Ingeborg Day

1940 – 2011

Austrian-American writer

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About Ingeborg Day

Lived 1940 – 2011 (aged 70). Ingeborg Day was an American writer and novelist.

Ingeborg Day (née Seiler; November 6, 1940 – May 18, 2011) was an Austrian–American author who wrote the semi-autobiographical erotic novel Nine and a Half Weeks which she published under the pseudonym Elizabeth McNeill and which was made into the 1986 film of the same name starring Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke.

Life Day was born in Graz, Austria, in November 1940. Her father, Ernst Seiler, was a member of the Nazi SS organization. She spent the last two years of the war on her grandmother's farm. In 1980, she published her memoir Ghost Waltz.

In 1991, she married Donald Sweet, a man 14 years her senior. They moved to Ashland, Oregon, shortly after the wedding.

She died by suicide on May 18, 2011, aged 70, after several years of illness. Her husband died four days later.

Books Nine and a Half Weeks: A Memoir of a Love Affair (1978, E. P. Dutton) Ghost Waltz: A Memoir (1980, Viking Press)

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Goshen College
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Elizabeth McNeill

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ingeborg Day?

Austrian-American writer (1940-2011)

When was Ingeborg Day born?

Ingeborg Day was born on 6 November 1940 in Graz.

When did Ingeborg Day die?

Ingeborg Day died on 18 May 2011 in Ashland.

What was Ingeborg Day's occupation?

Ingeborg Day was a writer and novelist.

What nationality was Ingeborg Day?

Ingeborg Day was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ingeborg Day

· Wikidata: Q1662872

· DBpedia: Ingeborg Day

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