What is Judy Lee Klemesrud?
'''Judy Lee Klemesrud''' (June 11, 1939 - October 12, 1985) was a writer for ''[[The New York Times]]'' from 1966 till her death in 1985.<ref>{{cite book |title=Who's Who of American Women |year=1975 |publisher=[[Marquis Who's Who]] }}</ref><ref name=iowa/> ==Biography== Klemesrud was born in [[Thompson, Iowa]] to Glee (1909-1986) and Theo S. Klemesrud (1902-1995). She had a brother, [[Tom Theo Klemesrud]] and a sister, Candace K. Klemesrud (1947-1989). Her father owned the ''[[Thompson Courier]]'' and the ''[[Rake Register]]'' in Iowa. Klemesrud attended the [[University of Iowa]] from 1958 until she graduated in 1961. She later went to [[Columbia University]] to attend the School of Journalism. While attending the [[University of Iowa]], she worked as an editor at ''[[The Daily Iowan]]''. She then spent 4 years as a reporter for the ''[[Chicago Daily News]]''. She worked at ''[[The New York Times]]'' from 1966 until her death in 1985. She also wrote for such magazines as: ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'', ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]'', ''[[Ladies' Home Journal]]'', ''[[Redbook]]'', and ''[[The New York Times Magazine]]''. Klemesrud died of cancer in 1985 at the age of 46.<ref name=iowa>{{cite news |title=Judy Klemesrud (1939-1985) |url=http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/iwa/findingaids/html/KlemesrudJudy.htm |publisher=Iowa Women's Archives |access-date=2007-07-21 |archive-date=2006-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060516095828/http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/iwa/findingaids/html/KlemesrudJudy.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Klemesrud, Judy Lee}} [[Category:1939 births]] [[Category:1985 deaths]] [[Category:Writers from Iowa]]