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- Birth nameGrace Goodside
- Grace Paley was born on December 11, 1922 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. She was a writer and actress, known for Milestones (1975), Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (1983) and Smesne i druge price (2004). She was married to Robert (Bob) Brayton Nichols and Jesse Paley. She died on August 21, 2007 in Thetford Hill, Vermont, USA.
- SpousesRobert (Bob) Brayton Nichols(November 26, 1972 - August 21, 2007) (her death)Jesse Paley(June 20, 1942 - 1972) (divorced, 2 children)
- Has a stepson named Duncan Nichols.
- Had two children with cameraman Jesse Paley.
- Began writing prose in the 1950s.
- One of three children of Russian Jews.
- A longtime New Yorker, moved to Vermont in 1988 after having spent summers there.
- I'm not writing a history of famous people. I am interested in a history of everyday life.
- People talk of alienation and so forth. I don't feel that. I feel angry at certain things, but I don't feel alienated from it. I feel disgusted with it, or mad, but I don't feel I'm not in it.
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