Allene Talmey

Allene Talmey (née Allene Talmey Plaut; 1903 – March 13, 1986) was an American columnist, associate editor, reporter and a film reviewer.[1] She worked with various magazines and newspapers, including Vogue magazine, with which she worked as a columnist after joining around 1936.

Allene Talmey
Allene Talmey behind Khwaja Habibullah who stands on the left with his wife, 1947 by Irving Penn
Born1903 (1903)
Brookline, Mass, United States
DiedMarch 13, 1986(1986-03-13) (aged 82–83)
Manhattan, United States
Occupation
  • Columnist
  • Associate editor
  • Reporter
  • Film reviewer
Years active1936–1971
Spouse(s)Richard L. Plaut (d. 1974)
RelativesRichard L. Jr. (son)
Georgia Talmey Colin (sister)

Biography

A native of Brookline, Mass, she graduated from the Wellesley College. She was married to Richard L. Plaut (died 1974), with whom she had a son, Richard L. Jr. She had a sister, Georgia Talmey Colin. She had two grandchildren.[2]

Prior to working at Vogue in 1936, she served as a managing editor at the Vanity Fair and as a reporter at The New York Morning World and The Evening World. She was also associated with Time magazine as a film reviewer and the associate editor of Stage magazine.[2]

She worked at Vogue for over thirty years and subsequently served as an associate editor from 1963 until she retired in 1971. Later, she worked at the magazine as a contributing editor where she used to review books and writing biographies related to medical and politics.[2]

References
  1. Fisher, Barbara (December 12, 1988). "Joyce Cary Remembered: In Letters and Interviews by His Family and Others". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.
  2. "Allene T. Plaut Is Dead at 83; Ex-Associate Editor of Vogue (Published 1986)". March 15, 1986 – via NYTimes.com.


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