Grace Paley was born on December 11, 1922 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA as Grace Goodside. She was a writer, known for Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (1983), Smesne i druge price (2004) and Milestones (1975). She was married to Robert (Bob) Brayton Nichols and Jesse Paley. She died on August 21, 2007 in Thetford Hill, Vermont, USA.
Has a stepson named Duncan Nichols.
Had two children with cameraman Jesse Paley.
Began writing prose in the 1950s.
One of three children of Russian Jews.
A longtime New Yorker, moved to Vermont in 1988 after having spent summers there.
Children: Nora and Danny.
Daughter of Ukranian-Jewish immigrants, whose original family name was Gutseit.
Noted short story author.
She taught at Columbia and Syracuse universities, as well as a creative-writing class at Sarah Lawrence College for 18 years.
Many of her short-story characters are activists. Her stories center on marriages, friendships, motherhood, and political beliefs.