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Rona Jaffe

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had much in common in that the characters in both (who have similar lives) are "very much at the mercy of
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who published numerous works from 1958 to 2003. During the 1960s, she also wrote cultural pieces for
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Ginsberg). Her grandfather was a construction magnate who built the
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in the 1950s. It was quickly adapted into a film starring
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Here Be Dragons: Advent and History of Adventure Games
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Growing up in affluent circumstances on the 131:Jaffe was born into a Jewish family in 1931 492:"Real-Life Questions In an Upscale Fantasy" 126: 230:, with a "Sex and the Single Girl" slant. 31: 509: 269:(B.A.D.D.), within a year of publication 526: 328:( juvenile) (Simon & Schuster, 1961) 199:noted in 2004 that the book and popular 430: 565: 459: 457: 455: 302:while vacationing in London, aged 74. 489: 464:Owens, Mitchell (December 31, 2005). 463: 267:Bothered About Dungeons & Dragons 295:in one of his earliest appearances. 643:21st-century American women writers 638:20th-century American women writers 490:Smith, Dinitia (February 1, 2004). 452: 13: 14: 669: 546: 265:, founder of the advocacy group 628:21st-century American novelists 613:People from the Upper East Side 583:20th-century American novelists 536:. Retrieved on 2018-05-18 from 519:. Retrieved on 2018-05-18 from 431:Bergman, Jess (July 18, 2023). 147:of Manhattan, she attended the 483: 424: 1: 588:Deaths from cancer in England 418: 16:American novelist (1931–2005) 608:Novelists from New York City 364:(Simon & Schuster, 1976) 358:(Simon & Schuster, 1974) 340:(Simon & Schuster, 1966) 322:(Simon & Schuster, 1960) 316:(Simon & Schuster, 1958) 169:(1958), while working as an 163:Jaffe wrote her first book, 7: 291:), featuring a 26-year-old 10: 674: 658:21st-century American Jews 653:20th-century American Jews 593:Jewish American novelists 338:The Cherry in the Martini 233:In 1981, Jaffe published 158: 100: 92: 82: 64: 42: 30: 23: 633:American women novelists 623:Radcliffe College alumni 305: 127:Early life and education 515:Veugen, Connie (2006). 326:The Last of the Wizards 298:In 2005, Jaffe died of 259:James Dallas Egbert III 216:During the late 1960s, 151:before graduating from 618:Writers from Manhattan 412:The Room-Mating Season 402:(Donald I. Fine, 1997) 388:An American Love Story 313:The Best of Everything 242:Dungeons & Dragons 184:The Best of Everything 166:The Best of Everything 603:Writers from Brooklyn 532:Nexus, Jonny (2010). 255:steam tunnel incident 220:hired Jaffe to write 648:Fawcett Publications 598:Jewish women writers 346:(Random House, 1969) 175:Fawcett Publications 553:"Milestones" (obit) 239:, which depicted a 559:, January 1, 2006. 496:The New York Times 470:The New York Times 375:Mazes and Monsters 284:Mazes and Monsters 271:Mazes and Monsters 251:role-playing games 236:Mazes and Monsters 218:Helen Gurley Brown 193:women's liberation 37:Jaffe in the 1970s 390:(Delacorte, 1990) 384:(Delacorte, 1985) 382:After the Reunion 378:(Delacorte, 1981) 370:(Delacorte, 1979) 332:Mr. Right Is Dead 279:made-for-TV movie 153:Radcliffe College 108: 107: 101:Years active 87:Radcliffe College 68:December 30, 2005 665: 541: 530: 524: 513: 507: 506: 504: 502: 487: 481: 480: 478: 476: 461: 450: 449: 447: 445: 428: 263:Patricia Pulling 206:Sex and the City 171:associate editor 71: 52: 50: 35: 21: 20: 673: 672: 668: 667: 666: 664: 663: 662: 563: 562: 549: 544: 531: 527: 514: 510: 500: 498: 488: 484: 474: 472: 462: 453: 443: 441: 438:Jewish Currents 429: 425: 421: 362:The Last Chance 350:The Other Woman 308: 273:was adapted by 161: 145:Upper East Side 129: 83:Alma mater 78: 76:London, England 73: 69: 60: 54: 48: 46: 38: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 671: 661: 660: 655: 650: 645: 640: 635: 630: 625: 620: 615: 610: 605: 600: 595: 590: 585: 580: 575: 561: 560: 548: 547:External links 545: 543: 542: 525: 508: 482: 451: 422: 420: 417: 416: 415: 414:(Dutton, 2003) 409: 408:(Dutton, 2000) 406:The Road Taken 403: 397: 391: 385: 379: 371: 365: 359: 356:Family Secrets 353: 352:(Morrow, 1972) 347: 341: 335: 329: 323: 320:Away from Home 317: 307: 304: 197:Camille Paglia 181:, also called 160: 157: 128: 125: 106: 105: 102: 98: 97: 94: 90: 89: 84: 80: 79: 74: 72:(aged 74) 66: 62: 61: 55: 44: 40: 39: 36: 28: 27: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 670: 659: 656: 654: 651: 649: 646: 644: 641: 639: 636: 634: 631: 629: 626: 624: 621: 619: 616: 614: 611: 609: 606: 604: 601: 599: 596: 594: 591: 589: 586: 584: 581: 579: 576: 574: 571: 570: 568: 558: 557:Time Magazine 554: 551: 550: 539: 535: 529: 522: 518: 512: 497: 493: 486: 471: 467: 460: 458: 456: 440: 439: 434: 433:"Family Ties" 427: 423: 413: 410: 407: 404: 401: 398: 395: 392: 389: 386: 383: 380: 377: 376: 372: 369: 368:Class Reunion 366: 363: 360: 357: 354: 351: 348: 345: 344:The Fame Game 342: 339: 336: 333: 330: 327: 324: 321: 318: 315: 314: 310: 309: 303: 301: 296: 294: 290: 286: 285: 280: 276: 272: 268: 264: 260: 256: 252: 248: 244: 243: 238: 237: 231: 229: 228: 223: 219: 214: 212: 208: 207: 202: 198: 194: 190: 186: 185: 180: 179:Joan Crawford 176: 172: 168: 167: 156: 154: 150: 149:Dalton School 146: 142: 141:Carlyle Hotel 138: 134: 124: 122: 121: 116: 112: 103: 99: 95: 91: 88: 85: 81: 77: 67: 63: 58: 57:New York City 53:June 12, 1931 45: 41: 34: 29: 22: 19: 556: 533: 528: 516: 511: 499:. 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New York City
London, England
Radcliffe College
novelist
Cosmopolitan
Brooklyn
Carlyle Hotel
Upper East Side
Dalton School
Radcliffe College
The Best of Everything
associate editor
Fawcett Publications
Joan Crawford
The Best of Everything
1959
women's liberation
Camille Paglia
HBO
Sex and the City
cads
Helen Gurley Brown
cultural
Cosmopolitan
Mazes and Monsters
Dungeons & Dragons
suicide
role-playing games
steam tunnel incident

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