
Family tree of Lorena HICKOK
Author, Journalist
Born Lorena Alice HICKOK
American journalist known for her close relationship with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
Born on March 07, 1893 in East Troy, Wisconsin, USA , United States
Died on May 01, 1968
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Unable to fit in at college, Hickok failed out in her first year. She was hired to cover train arrivals and departures and write personal interest stories at The Battle Creek Evening News for $7 a week. In an attempt to follow in the footsteps of her role model, novelist and former reporter Edna Ferber, she joined the Milwaukee Sentinel as its society editor, but moved on to the city beat where she developed a talent as an interviewer. She interviewed celebrities, including actress Lillian Russell, pianist Ignacy Paderewski, and opera singers Nellie Melba and Geraldine Farrar, gaining a wide audience. She also became close friends with diva Ernestine Schumann-Heink.
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