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Mary Karr

Mary KarrAKA Mary Marlene Karr

Born: 16-Jan-1955
Birthplace: Groves, TX

Gender: Female
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Author, Poet

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The Liars' Club

Father: J. P. Karr ("Pete", d. 1985)
Mother: Charlie Marie Moore Karr (d. 1999)
Sister: Lecia (older)
Husband: Michael Milburn (m. 1983, div.)
Son: Devereux Milburn ("Dev", b. 1986)
Husband: Peter Strauss
Boyfriend: David Foster Wallace

    High School: Port Neches-Groves High School, Port Neches, TX (1972)
    University: Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
    University: MFA, Goddard College
    Scholar: Fellow, Harvard Business School
    Scholar: Bunting Fellow, Radcliffe College (1990)
    Professor: Syracuse University (1991-)

    Hillary Rodham Clinton for US Senate Committee
    Guggenheim Fellowship Poetry (2004)
    Raped
    Converted to Catholicism (1996)
    Risk Factors: Smoking, Marijuana, LSD, Alcoholism

Author of books:
The Liars' Club: A Memoir (1995, memoir)
Cherry: A Memoir (2000, memoir)


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