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Polly Adler

(1900–1962) Autobiographer United States

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Polly Adler was an autobiographer from the United States, best known for A house is not a home.

Quick Facts About Polly Adler

Born
April 16, 1900
Died
June 11, 1962
Nationality
United States
Profession
Autobiographer
Notable works
A house is not a home

About Polly Adler

Pearl "Polly" Adler was an American madam and author, best known for her work A House Is Not a Home, which was adapted into a film of the same name. In 2021, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Debby Applegate published a comprehensive account of Adler's life and times entitled Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age with Doubleday.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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