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Ruth McKenney


Born
in Mishawaka, Indiana, The United States
November 18, 1911

Died
July 25, 1972

Genre
Nonfiction


McKenney grew up in Cleveland and attended The Ohio State University. She worked for the Akron Beacon Journal before moving to New York and her job writing for the New York Post.

Her best-selling book My Sister Eileen was originally serialized in The New Yorker. The stories were so popular they were adapted to a play and a Broadway musical called Wonderful Town in 1940.

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Average rating: 3.86 · 235 ratings · 59 reviews · 19 distinct works • Similar authors
My Sister Eileen
3.87 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 1938 — 23 editions
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Here's England: A Highly In...
4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1955 — 14 editions
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Love Story
3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1950 — 3 editions
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Industrial Valley
4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1939 — 8 editions
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The McKenneys Carry On
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — 4 editions
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Far, Far From Home
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1954 — 3 editions
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Mirage
2.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1956 — 5 editions
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All About Eileen
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1947 — 3 editions
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The Loud Red Patrick
3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 4 editions
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Jake Home
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