Jean Babette Stein was born on February 9th, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois to Jules C. Jean Stein (1934-2017) was an American author, oral historian, editor, and philanthropist. Personal files, which include letters Stein received from novelist William Faulkner, document Stein's childhood of wealth and privilege as a the daughter of talent agent and MCA founder, Jules Stein and her adult life as a member of New York's intellectual elite. The works most extensively represented are Stein's oral history biography of the American actress and Andy Warhol muse, Edie Sedgwick, Edie: An American Biography, (1982) and the oral history West of Eden: An American Place, which focused on five families and individuals Stein considered essential to the history of Los Angeles. The Jean Stein papers (1916-2016) document Stein's career and life. She was married to William vanden Heuvel and Torsten Wiesel. She worked as an editor at The Paris Review, under George Plimpton, and co-edited the literary and visual arts magazine Grand Street with Walter Hopps. Creator Stein, Jean Call number MssCol 24576 Physical description 122.13 linear feet (282 boxes, 4 volumes) Language English Preferred Citation Jean Stein papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library Repository Manuscripts and Archives Division Access to materials Request an in-person research appointment.
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