Annemarie Schwarzenbach
Swiss writer
Died when: 34 years 176 days (413 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Annemarie Minna Renée Schwarzenbach (23 May 1908 – 15 November 1942) was a Swiss writer, journalist and photographer.Her bisexual mother brought her up in a masculine style, and her androgynous image suited the bohemian Berlin society of the time, in which she indulged enthusiastically.
Her anti-Fascist campaigning forced her into exile, where she became close to the family of novelist Thomas Mann.She would live much of her life abroad as a photo-journalist, embarking on many lesbian relationships, and experiencing a growing morphine addiction.
In America, the young Carson McCullers was infatuated with Schwarzenbach, to whom she dedicated Reflections in a Golden Eye.Schwarzenbach reported on the early events of World War II, but died of a head injury, following a fall.
