Katherine Sproehnle
American writer
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Katherine Margaret Sproehnle (September 30, 1894 – August 29, 1976) was an American writer, publicist, and journalist, a contributor to The New Yorker, Woman's Day, Vanity Fair, Mademoiselle, Collier's, Vogue, and The Saturday Evening Post.
Katherine Sproehnle | |
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Katherine Sproehnle, from the 1915 yearbook of the University of Chicago | |
| Born | September 30, 1894 Chicago |
| Died | August 29, 1976 (aged 81) New York City |
| Other names | Katherine Rheinstein, Kate Sproehnle |
| Occupations | Writer, publicist, journalist |
| Spouse | Alfred Rheinstein |
Early life and education
Sproehnle was born in Chicago,[1] the daughter of Albert William Sproehnle and Isabel Grace Kuh Sproehnle.[2] Her father and brother were jewelers.[3] Journalist Franklin P. Adams was her cousin.[4][5] She graduated from the University of Chicago in 1915.[6]
Career
Sproehnle was a reporter for the Chicago Tribune after college. She worked with Edward Bernays in publicity,[1] and at a bookstore owned by Fanny Butcher.[7] After she moved to New York City,[8] she was an occasional guest at the Algonquin Round Table gatherings.[9]
Sproehnle regularly contributed fiction, reviews, and humorous commentary to The New Yorker, from the 1920s into the 1940s, She co-wrote some pieces with Jane Grant,[10] James Thurber, and Robert M. Coates.[11][12] In the 1940s she was the theatre critic for Mademoiselle magazine.[13] She also wrote for Vogue,[14][15] Woman's Day,[16] Vanity Fair, Collier's,[17] and The Saturday Evening Post.[18]
Personal life
In 1926, Sproehnle married Alfred Rheinstein,[19] a construction company owner and housing official in New York City. They had three children, including television news producer Frederic Rheinstein.[20] Her husband died in 1974,[21] and she died in 1976, at the age of 81, in New York City.[1] Designer Kate Rheinstein Brodsky and sportscaster Linda Rheinstein are her granddaughters.[22][23][24]