Maritta
Martin
Wolff
Born:
12/25/1918
Sharon Township, Washtenaw County,
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Died: 07/01/2002
Parents: John W. Martin, Ivy G. Martin
Spouse: Hubert Skidmore, died in 1946; Leonard Stegman, jewelry businessman
Children: Hugh Stegman
Address(es):
Last known address:
Los Angeles, CA
Died: 07/01/2002
Parents: John W. Martin, Ivy G. Martin
Spouse: Hubert Skidmore, died in 1946; Leonard Stegman, jewelry businessman
Children: Hugh Stegman
Address(es):
Last known address:
Los Angeles, CA
Writings
| Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sudden Rain - Written in the 1970s, published posthumously. |
Fiction | Adult | New York: Scribner | 2005 | |
| Bottonwood | Fiction | Adult | New York : Random House | 1962 | |
| The Big Nickelodeon | Fiction | Adult | New York : Random House | 1956 | |
| Back of Town | Fiction | Adult | New York : Random House | 1952 | |
| About Lyddy Thomas | Fiction | Adult | New York : Random House | 1947 | |
|
Night Shift - Made into a movie, "The Man I Love", in 1947 |
Fiction | Adult | New York : Random House | 1942 | |
|
Whistle Stop - Hopwood Award Winner, 1940. Made into motion picture |
Fiction | Adult | New York : Random House | 1941 |
What is the aim or goal of your writing:
"I do not like to intellectualize about my work. " 1st ed. says, " Miss Wolff has continued to write of people living on the edge of society." 2nd ed says, "Critics at the time of her first novel likened her to Farrell, Steinbeck, and Caldwell."
May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No
Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No
Skills:
Author
Awards:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Novel Contest | 1947 |
|
Hopwood Awards, University of Michigan - Award received for following years: 1938, 1939, 1940 |
1938 |
Inclusion in biographical or critical works:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Ink Trails: Michigan's Famous and Forgotten Authors by Dave and Jack Dempsey | 2012 |
| Michigan Authors, 3rd edition | 1993 |
| Literary Michigan by the Michigan Council for the Humanities | 1988 |
|
Michigan Authors, 1st ed., 2nd ed. - Listed in the following editions: 1960, 1980 |
1960 |
| Current Biography | |
| Twentieth Century Authors |
Education:
| Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | 1936-1940 |
| Grass Lake High School | Grass Lake, MI |
Career:
| Position | Organization | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | 1941-1962 |
Other Resources:
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