Mary Sachs

Mary Sachs (1882-1973) was an American playwright and poet.

Mary Sachs
Born
Mary Parmly Koues

1882
DiedDecember 24, 1973
Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.
Alma materSmith College
OccupationPlaywright, poet
Spouse(s)Ernest Sachs
Children2 sons, including Ernest Sachs, Jr.
RelativesJulius Sachs (father-in-law)

Early life

Mary Sachs was born Mary Parmly Koues in 1882. She graduated from Smith College in 1912, where she was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.[1][2][3]

Career

Sachs published her first play, The Twelfth Disciple, about Judas.[1][2] The play was performed on Broadway.[4] She subsequently composed poetry. Her poetry collection entitled Echoes, which included poems she wrote between 1898 and 1966, was published in 1967.[1][2]

Sachs supported women's suffrage in the United States.[2] She was a charter member of the League of Women Voters.[2]

Personal life

Sachs married Ernest Sachs, a neurosurgeon and the grandson of Goldman Sachs's founder, in 1913[1][2][3] They had two sons: Thomas Dudley Sachs and Ernest Sachs Jr..[1] They resided in Hanover, New Hampshire.[1] She became a widow in 1958.[3]

Death

Sachs died on December 24, 1973 in Hanover, New Hampshire.[1][2] She was 91 years old.[3]

References
  1. "Mrs. Mary Sachs, Playwright, Poet, Dies At 91". The Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. December 26, 1973. p. 19. Retrieved June 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Mrs. Mary Sachs Dies; Former St. Louisian". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. December 26, 1973. p. 4. Retrieved June 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Author-Poet Mary Sachs Dies At 91". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. December 26, 1973. p. 10. Retrieved June 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Poet Mary Sachs is dead at 91". The Winona Daily News. Winona, Minnesota. December 26, 1973. p. 14. Retrieved June 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.



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