Delmar Loop in University City in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Martha Gellhorn
Born November 8, 1908
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018
1. Martha Gellhorn Marker
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Martha Gellhorn grew up at 4366 McPherson in St. Louis and graduated from John Burroughs in 1926. A gifted writer of novels and short stories--"In Sickness and In Health" won the 1958 O. Henry Award--Gellhorn's honest prose and reckless daring made journalism her best work. She covered the Spanish Civil War, stowed away on a hospital ship to land at Normandy on D-Day, and in 1966 reported from Vietnam on the War. Her acerbic memoir "Travels with Myself and Another" (1978) tells of her "best horror journeys," many with her estranged second husband Ernest Hemingway. at once glamorous , witty and courageous, Martha Gillhorn was eulogized as "the premier war correspondent of the 20th century."
Martha Gellhorn grew up at 4366 McPherson in St. Louis and graduated from John Burroughs in 1926. A gifted writer of novels and short stories--"In Sickness and In Health" won the 1958 O. Henry Award--Gellhorn's honest prose and reckless daring made journalism her best work. She covered the Spanish Civil War, stowed away on a hospital ship to land at Normandy on D-Day, and in 1966 reported from Vietnam on the War. Her acerbic memoir "Travels with Myself and Another" (1978) tells of her "best horror journeys," many with her estranged second husband Ernest Hemingway. at once glamorous , witty and courageous, Martha Gillhorn was eulogized as "the premier war correspondent of the 20th century."
Location. 38° 39.378′ N, 90° 18.452′ W. Marker is in University City, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in Delmar Loop. Marker is on Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker
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is at or near this postal address: 6665 Delmar Boulevard, Saint Louis MO 63130, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ike Turner (a few steps from this marker); David Francis (a few steps from this marker); William B. Ittner (a few steps from this marker); Dan Dierdorf (a few steps from this marker); Archie Moore (a few steps from this marker); Robert Guillaume (a few steps from this marker); Mike Peters (a few steps from this marker); Harriett Woods (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in University City.
Also see . . . Martha Gellhorn - Wikipedia. (Submitted on October 15, 2018, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 189 times since then and 25 times this year. Photo1. submitted on October 10, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
