Irma Kurtz
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Cosmopolitan Magazine
My Life in Agony
Irma Kurtz | |
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| Born | September 3, 1935 New Jersey, US |
| Education | Barnard College, Columbia University |
| Notable works | Agony aunt Cosmopolitan Magazine My Life in Agony |
| Children | 1 son |
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]
Born in New Jersey, United States, on September 3, 1935,[3] Kurtz was raised in Jersey City, and spent time in New York City growing up.[7] Her father was a dentist.[7] 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 liner, an episode she recounts in Then Again: Travels in Search of My Younger Self.[8] She returned and worked as a journalist, traveling in Europe and living in Paris, France, before settling in London, England.[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.[7]
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 television series for BBC4.[7]
