Patricia Highsmith
1921 to 1995
21 documented presences
18 places
Quo Fuit places 21 dated presences for Patricia Highsmith across 18 places, from 1921 to 1995. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Patricia Highsmith (born Mary Patricia Plangman; January 19, 1921 – February 4, 1995) was an American novelist and short story writer widely known for her psychological thrillers, including her series of five novels featuring the character Tom Ripley.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Patricia Highsmith was documented, and when
19 January 1921exact date
Fort Worth, Texasattested
“Highsmith was born Mary Patricia Plangman in Fort Worth, Texas on January 19, 1921.”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
1924 to 1927period
New York Cityattested
“In 1927 Highsmith moved to New York City to live with her mother and her stepfather, commercial artist Stanley Highsmith, whom her mother had married in 1924.”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
1924 to 1927period
New Yorkattested
“In 1927 Highsmith moved to New York City to live with her mother and her stepfather, commercial artist Stanley Highsmith, whom her mother had married in 1924.”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
1938year
Barnard Collegeattested
“In 1938 Highsmith entered Barnard College where her studies included English literature, playwriting and short story composition.”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
May 1953month
New Yorkattested
“She wrote Skattebol, "I can imagine living mostly in Europe the rest of my life." Highsmith was back in New York in May 1953.”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
December 1958month
Manhattanattested
“In December 1958, Highsmith moved back to Manhattan where she wrote This Sweet Sickness.”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
September 1960month
New Hope, Pennsylvaniaattested
“From September 1960, she lived near New Hope, Pennsylvania.”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
1963 to 1964period
Earl Sohamattested
“Highsmith moved to England in 1963 to be closer to her lover and eventually settled in Earl Soham, Suffolk, in 1964.”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
1963 to 1964period
Englandattested
“Highsmith moved to England in 1963 to be closer to her lover and eventually settled in Earl Soham, Suffolk, in 1964.”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
1966year
Franceattested
“When her love affair ended in late 1966, she decided to move to France.”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
1967 to 1978period
Fort Worthattested
“But in 1978, she wrote a friend that after her death a future biographer must discuss her love life and "everyone must know I am queer or gay." Schenkar calls Highsmith's mother, Mary, "the great love of Pat Highsmith's lifeand, certainl…”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
1967 to 1978period
New Yorkattested
“But in 1978, she wrote a friend that after her death a future biographer must discuss her love life and "everyone must know I am queer or gay." Schenkar calls Highsmith's mother, Mary, "the great love of Pat Highsmith's lifeand, certainl…”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
April 1968month
Île-de-Franceattested
“After a brief visit to Tunisia, Highsmith moved to the Île-de-France in 1967 and eventually settled at Montmachoux in April 1968.”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
April 1968month
Montmachouxattested
“After a brief visit to Tunisia, Highsmith moved to the Île-de-France in 1967 and eventually settled at Montmachoux in April 1968.”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
April 1968month
November 1970month
November 1970month
1981year
1986year
4 February 1995exact date
4 February 1995exact date
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Places Patricia Highsmith is documented in
New York3 presences · 1924 to 1967France2 presences · 1966 to 1986America1 presence · 1981England1 presence · 1963Fort Worth, Texas1 presence · 1921Manhattan1 presence · 1958New York City1 presence · 1924
Barnard College1 presence · 1938
Earl Soham1 presence · 1963
Fort Worth1 presence · 1967
Île-de-France1 presence · 1968
Locarno1 presence · 1995
Other places tied to Patricia Highsmith in the record
In each of these, a source puts Patricia Highsmith and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Patricia Highsmith was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
1934year
Greenwich Villagementioned
“In 1934 she returned to New York to live with her mother and stepfather in Greenwich Village, Manhattan.”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
1934year
New Yorkmentioned
“In 1934 she returned to New York to live with her mother and stepfather in Greenwich Village, Manhattan.”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
1939 to 1982period
Switzerlandmentioned
“After moving to Switzerland in 1982 she was celibate for the rest of her life.' Influenced by the Spanish Civil War, Highsmith became a member of the Young Communist League while at Barnard in 1939.”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
1943year
Yaddomentioned
“Constable promoted her career, introducing her to cultural figures and later recommending her to the Yaddo community.' In 1943 Highsmith had a brief affair with artist Allela Cornell, who killed herself three years later over another fai…”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
1944year
Mexicomentioned
“In 1944 she spent five months in Mexico where she worked on an unfinished novel "The Click of the Shutting".”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
1948year
Yaddomentioned
“She left her estate, worth an estimated $3 million, and the promise of any future royalties, to the Yaddo colony, where she spent two months in 1948 writing the draft of Strangers on a Train.”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
October 1949month
New Yorkmentioned
“Highsmith returned to New York in October 1949 and began writing The Price of Salt, a novel about a lesbian relationship.”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
February 1951month
Englandmentioned
“In February 1951, she left for Europe for the publication of the novel in England and France.”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
September 1953month
Fort Worthmentioned
“In September 1953, Highsmith traveled to Fort Worth where she completed a fair copy of The Blunderer which was published the following year.”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
December 1955month
New Yorkmentioned
“Ripley was published in December 1955 to favorable reviews in the New York Times Book Review and The New Yorker, their critics praising Highsmith's convincing portrait of a psychopath.”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
1965year
Englandmentioned
“Thus I seek out women who will hurt me in a similar manner, and avoid the women who aregood eggs." Highsmith also blamed her mother for her introverted personality, saying that when she was 14 her mother had asked her whether she was a l…”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
1970year
Fort Worthmentioned
“Her books, however, were selling poorly in America which her agent suggested was because they were "too subtle".' In 1970, Highsmith flew to the United States, where she visited New York and her family in Fort Worth.”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
1970year
New Yorkmentioned
“Her books, however, were selling poorly in America which her agent suggested was because they were "too subtle".' In 1970, Highsmith flew to the United States, where she visited New York and her family in Fort Worth.”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
1970year
Americamentioned
“Her books, however, were selling poorly in America which her agent suggested was because they were "too subtle".' In 1970, Highsmith flew to the United States, where she visited New York and her family in Fort Worth.”
source: Wikipedia: Patricia Highsmith
1972year
1977year
1982year
1983year
1989year
August 1993month
March 1995month
Documented at the same place, the same year
Joseph L. MankiewiczNew York · 1924James BaldwinNew York · 1924George GurdjieffNew York · 1924Edward HopperNew York · 1967Van MorrisonNew York · 1967Langston HughesNew York · 1967Margaret MeadNew York City · 1924Daniel BellBarnard College · 1938Count BasieBarnard College · 1938Leo StraussBarnard College · 1938Kim Dae-jungWhite House · 1981Ai WeiweiWhite House · 1981
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