Natalia Danesi Murray

Natalia Danesi Murray (December 14, 1901 – June 9, 1994) was an American publishing executive and book editor. She was a key figure in promoting American writers to Italian readers. She was the longtime partner of American writer Janet Flanner.

Early life Natalia Danesi was born in Rome in December 14, 1901. She was cremated and her ashes, mingled with those of Flanner, were scattered over Cherry Grove in Fire Island, where the two had met, in 1940.

Legacy Natalia Danesi Murray's son, William Murray, wrote a book about growing up with her mother and the latter partner, Janet Flanner — Janet, My Mother, and Me (Simon & Schuster, 2000).

The Janet Flanner and Natalia Danesi Murray Papers were conveyed to the Library of Congress in 1994 and 2000 by Murray at the bequest of his mother.