1903-1987. US journalist, playwright, and
politician. She was managing editor of Vanity
Fair magazine 1933-34, and wrote several
successful plays, including The Women 1936
and Margin for Error 1939, both made into
films. She was born in New York, served as a
Republican member of Congress 1943-47 and as
ambassador to Italy 1953-57. She was married
to Time-Life founder Henry Robinson Luce.