Anne Leaton (born July 13, 1932 - January 25, 2016) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet whose works have been published in England and America and whose radio plays have been broadcast on the BBC.[1]
Partner Frida Blumenberg
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Cleburne Memorial Cemetery
Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas, USA
Anne Leaton (born July 13, 1932 - January 25, 2016) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet whose works have been published in England and America and whose radio plays have been broadcast on the BBC.[1]
Anne was born on July 13, 1932, in Cleburne to Margaret Clark Leaton and Clyde Sparkman Leaton. She graduated from Texas Christian University and became a Fulbright Scholar to Germany. She later studied English and creative writing at Indiana University and Texas Technological University. Anne is the author of three novels, numerous poems and short stories, and plays for radio and TV. She received numerous awards for her fiction and poetry, including twice being the recipient of an O. Henry Award for her short stories. She traveled, lived and worked around the world, including England, Ireland, Canada, South Africa and Turkey. She taught briefly at the American Girls' School in Istanbul.
Leaton's work has been compared to other writers whose focus has been primarily upon social mores and human foibles—specifically such novelists and short story writers as Jane Austen, Henry James, and John Cheever.
Anne Leaton died peacefully at her home in Fort Worth on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. She is survived by her loving companion of more than 50 years, Frida Blumenberg.
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