About Henriette Alice McCrea-Metcalf

Henrietta Alice "Henriette" McCrea Metcalf was an American and French translator, theatre collector and philanthropist. The partner of Thelma Wood from 1928 to 1943, McCrea inspired the character of "Jenny" in the 1936 book Nightwood by Wood's former partner Djuna Barnes.

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Occupation: writer, socialite, translator
Citizenship: United States
Born: August 4, 1888
Died: May 27, 1981

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Henriette Alice McCrea-Metcalf

American translator and socialite

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About Henriette Alice McCrea-Metcalf

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Occupation: writer, socialite, translator
Citizenship: United States
Born: August 4, 1888
Died: May 27, 1981

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Willard Metcalf via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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