Irma Kurtz Explained
Irma Kurtz (born September 3, 1935)[1] is an American-born UK-based writer and agony aunt.[2] She has worked in that capacity for Cosmopolitan magazine for over 40 years.[3] [4] [5] She lives in London's King’s Cross.[6]
Early life
Kurtz was born in New Jersey in 1935,[3] and grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey, and spent time in New York City growing up.[7] Her father was a dentist. She has a bachelor's degree in English literature from Columbia University.[3]
Career
Journalism
After university, Kurtz undertook the Study Abroad program traveling to Europe in 1954 as an 18-year-old on the Castel Felice, an episode she recounts in Then Again : Travels in Search of My Younger Self.[8] She returned and worked as a journalist, travelling in Europe and living in Paris, before settling in London.[7] She worked for Nova magazine from its beginning in 1965, and joined Cosmopolitan in the United Kingdom in 1972.[5] [7] Kurtz also wrote for the American edition for 10 years.
Kurtz has written three self-help books, two novels and three travel books.[5]
Television
Kurtz was the writer and presenter of Mediterranean Tales, a 10-part series for BBC4.[7]
Bibliography
- Grand Dragon (1981)
- Loneliness (1983)
- Beds of Nails and Roses (1983)
- The Great American Bus Ride (1993)
- Dear London (1998)
- My Life in Agony: Confessions of a Professional Agony Aunt (2014)[9]
Personal life
She has a son, Marc, a television director, who is married with four children.[10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Randallwrites. 2015-06-29. AGE INSIDE: Irma Kurtz. 2021-02-21. A History of my Life in 100 Objects. en.
- Book: Gold. Shawn. The Guide to Laughing at Love: Insightful Observations to Share. Institute. Guide to Laughing. 2003. Handy Logic Press. 978-0-9729636-0-2. en.
- Web site: Galbinski . Alex . Cosmopolitan's agony aunt Irma Kurtz reveals her own burdens | Jewish News . Jewishnews.timesofisrael.com . 2014-05-19 . 2017-01-15.
- News: My Life in Agony review: Irma Kurtz's 40 years as an agony aunt. Katharine . Whitehorn. The Guardian. 2014-03-02. 2017-01-15.
- Web site: Copson . Josie . Irma Kurtz : Cosmo Agony Aunt : Biography . Cosmopolitan.co.uk . 2011-02-16 . 2017-01-15.
- Web site: Holmquist. Kate. Irma Kurtz: 'You know when you've been raped. Believe me, I know'. 2014-02-04. 2021-02-21. The Irish Times. en.
- Web site: Interview: Irma Kurtz : The veteran agony aunt reveals the key problems at the heart of most romantic relationships.. Thejc.com. 2011-10-06 . 2017-01-15.
- Book: Kurtz, Irma . Then again : travels in search of my younger self . Fourth Estate . 2003 . 978-0-00-739772-3 . 1st . London, England . 6, 18, 52, 56, 330 . en . 958946190.
- Web site: Dear Irma ... Forty years of advice for life. 2021-02-21. jerseyeveningpost.com. en.
- Web site: Durrant . Sabine . The mother of all agony aunts: Irma Kurtz interview . The Telegraph . 2014-02-16 . 2017-01-15.
