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Margaret Talbot

マーガレット・タルボット

Māgaretto Tarubotto

Profile

Gender
Female
Nationality
American
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
Journalist, essayist, writer
Active Years
1999-2024
Affiliations
The New Yorker, New America Foundation

Awards

Whiting Award
1999
Organization: Whiting Foundation
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Entertainer: Movies, Magic, and My Father's Twentieth Century

2012 Nonfiction

A memoir profiling her father, veteran actor Lyle Talbot, exploring movies, magic, and his career through the 20th century.

familyHollywood20th-century America

By the Light of Burning Dreams: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the Second American Revolution

2021 Nonfiction

Co-authored with brother David Talbot, about political activists in the 1960s and the 'second American revolution'.

political activism1960sAmerican history

Bibliography

  • The Entertainer: Movies, Magic, and My Father's Twentieth Century
  • By the Light of Burning Dreams: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the Second American Revolution

Style & Themes

Literary Style
detailed reportingpersonal narrativecultural criticism
Recurring Motifs
politicsgendercultural phenomena

Legacy

Acclaimed staff writer at The New Yorker, known for essays and reporting on politics, culture, science, and social issues.

Trivia

  • Daughter of Hollywood actor Lyle Talbot.
  • Sister to journalist David Talbot and documentary producer Stephen Talbot.
  • Nephew is filmmaker Joe Talbot.