Joseph Mitchell (1) (1908–1996)
Author of Up in the Old Hotel
For other authors named Joseph Mitchell, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Joseph Mitchell came to New York City in 1929 from a small town in North Carolina. He was twenty-one years old. He worked as a reporter & feature writer--for "The World", "The Herald Tribune", & "The World Telegram"--for eight years, & then went to "The New Yorker", where he remained until his show more death in 1996. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Joseph Mitchell
Goodbye, Shirley Temple 2 copies
Lady Olga 1 copy
Associated Works
Writing New York: A Literary Anthology (Expanded 10th-Anniversary Edition) (2008) — Contributor — 93 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Mitchell, Joseph
- Legal name
- Mitchell, Joseph Quincy
- Birthdate
- 1908-07-27
- Date of death
- 1996-05-24
- Burial location
- Floyd Memorial Cemetery, Fairmont, North Carolina, USA
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Iona, North Carolina, USA
- Place of death
- New York, New York, USA
- Cause of death
- lung cancer
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
Iona, North Carolina, USA (birthplace) - Education
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Occupations
- reporter
writer - Relationships
- Mitchell, Therese (spouse)
Sanborn, Nora Mitchell (daughter) - Organizations
- The New Yorker
Gypsy Lore Society
Friends of Cast-Iron Architecture
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission - Awards and honors
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Grant, 1965)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 1970)
North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame (1997)
North Carolina Award for Literature (1984)
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Statistics
- Works
- 9
- Also by
- 7
- Members
- 2,559
- Popularity
- #10,035
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 47
- ISBNs
- 91
- Languages
- 6
- Favorited
- 18