biography
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Martin, Judith Sylvia
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originally Perlman, pseudonym Miss Manners
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| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (1938– )
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| biography:
| Authority on etiquette, born in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She began as a Washington Post reporter and critic (1960–83). The arch wit in her syndicated etiquette column (1978) and books such as Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior (1982), led to her reputation as the first ‘postmodern’ etiquette expert. |
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