Hyatt Bass (born 1969) is an American novelist and philanthropist.

Early life and education

Her father,

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, is an oil heir and business executive.Laurie Muchnick
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''Bloomberg'', July 14, 2009 Her mother,

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, is a philanthropist and art collector. Her parents divorced in 1986. Two polaroid pictures of her taken in 1980, when she was a child, by

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were gifted by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts to the

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and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2008. She graduated with an A.B. in English from

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in 1991 after completing an 85-page-long senior thesis titled "Gender Versus Genre: Representations of Women in Five Films

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''American Towns'', September 28, 2009

Career

In 2000, she was the screenwriter and director of ''75 Degrees in July''. She published a novel entitled ''The Embers'' in 2009.Andre Leon Talley
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'', July 7, 2009 She took seven years to write it.Hyatt Bass
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'', June 25, 2009 The novel is about Laura and Joel Ascher, two Manhattanites whose marriage ends in divorce after their son Thomas dies. Fifteen years later, they reunite for their daughter Emily's wedding. In a review for ''The Book Reporter'', Bass was described as 'a gifted writer whose storytelling acumen and evocative prose speak to her real potential as a novelist.'Norah Piehl
The Embers by Hyatt Bass
''The Book Reporter'', January 21, 2011

Philanthropy

She has made charitable contributions to the National Book Foundation, the Sadie Nash Leadership Project and The Marshall Project. She has also funded the documentary ''Women, War & Peace'' on ''

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''. In 2010, she co-chaired the 23 Annual Stepping Out and Stepping Up Gala organized by the

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.Brittany Buckley
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December 3, 2010

Wealth

In 2007, '' Vanity Fair'' reported that "as of some years ago", Hyatt and her sister Samantha had trust funds of US$280 million each.

Personal life

She is married to

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, and she has two sons. They live in

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, in New York City.Julie Satow
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'', October 24, 2013

Bibliography

*Hyatt Bass. ''The Embers''. New York City: Henry Holt and Co.. 2009. 304 pages.

References

External links

Official website
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