Frances Ann Lebowitz (/ˈliːbəwɪts/; born October 27, 1950) is an American author, public speaker, and occasional actor. She is known for her sardonic social commentary on American life as filtered through her New York City sensibilities and her association with many prominent figures of the 1970s and 1980s New York art scene, including Andy Warhol, Martin Scorsese, Jerome Robbins, Robert Mapplethorpe, David Wojnarowicz, Candy Darling, and the New York Dolls. The New York Times has called her a modern-day Dorothy Parker. Lebowitz gained fame for her books Metropolitan Life (1978) and Social Studies (1981), which were combined into The Fran Lebowitz Reader in 1994. She has been the subject of two projects directed by Martin Scorsese, the HBO documentary film Public Speaking (2010), and the Netflix docu-series Pretend It's a City (2021). More about Fran Lebowitz
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Lebowitz was born and raised in Morristown, New Jersey. She had one sister, Ellen. Her parents were Ruth and Harold Lebowitz, who owned Pearl's Upholstered Furniture, a furniture store and upholstery workshop. She developed a love of reading from an early age, to the point that she would surreptitiously read during class and neglect her homework. Lebowitz describes her "Jewish identity ethnic or cultural or whatever people call it now. But it's not religious." She has been an atheist since age 7. She did not have a bat mitzvah, but did go to Sunday school until 15 and had a confirmation.The most expensive item with a signature of Fran Lebowitz (Social Studies by Fran Lebowitz Signed) was sold in July 2021 for $295.00 while the cheapest item (Fran Lebowitz reader SIGNED 1994 vtg book PROOF new york 90s nyc rare comedian) found a new owner for $17.00 in March 2022. The month with the most items sold (3) was January 2022 with an average selling price of $232.50 for an autographed item of Fran Lebowitz. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2021 with $295.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $17.00 was March 2022. In average, an autographed item from Fran Lebowitz is worth $85.00.
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book essays METROPOLITAN LIFE by Fran Lebowitz SIGNED hc 1978 4th printing | $100.00 | ||
book essays SOCIAL STUDIES by Fran Lebowitz SIGNED + BONUS ITEMS 1981 hc 1st ed | $150.00 | ||
FRAN LEBOWITZ HAND SIGNED 8x10 PHOTO LEGENDARY AUTHOR AUTOGRAPHED COA | $127.49 | ||
Fran Lebowitz signed 8x10 April 2022 | $25.00 | ||
Fran Lebowitz Signed The Fran Lebowitz Reader | $85.00 | ||
FRAN LEBOWITZ Signed/Autographed 8x10 Photograph | $19.99 | ||
Metropolitan Life by Fran Lebowitz (1978, Paperback, Signed by the Author) | $85.00 | ||
Social Studies by Fran Lebowitz Signed/Autographed Book (1981 Hardback) Good | $65.99 | ||
THE FRAN LEBOWITZ READER (1994) BRAND NEW SIGNED FINE UNREAD | $34.00 | ||
The Fran Lebowitz Reader SIGNED | $79.95 |