Margaux Fragoso
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BornMargaux Artemia Fragoso
April 15, 1979
West New York, New Jersey, U.S.
April 15, 1979
West New York, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedJune 23, 2017 (aged 38)
Mandeville, Louisiana, U.S.
Mandeville, Louisiana, U.S.
LanguageEnglish
Margaux Fragoso | |
|---|---|
| Born | Margaux Artemia Fragoso April 15, 1979 West New York, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | June 23, 2017 (aged 38) Mandeville, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | New Jersey City University Binghamton University |
| Genre | Autobiography |
| Years active | 2011–17 |
| Notable works | Tiger, Tiger: A Memoir |
| Spouse | Steve McGowan (divorced)Tom O'Connor (m. 2010) |
| Children | 1 |
Margaux Artemia Fragoso (/ˈmɑːrɡoʊ frəˈɡoʊsoʊ/ MAR-goh frə-GOH-soh; April 15, 1979 – June 23, 2017) was an American author, best known for the memoir Tiger, Tiger.[1][2]
Fragoso was born to a working-class family and grew up in Union City, New Jersey. Her father was a Puerto Rican jeweler who had a bad temper and drank heavily. Her mother, who was of Swedish, Norwegian, and Japanese descent,[3] suffered from severe mental illness, necessitating several hospitalizations. From the age of seven, Fragoso was groomed and sexually abused by a middle-aged man, given the pseudonym "Peter Curran" in her memoir Tiger, Tiger.[4][5]
