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Born in California, her first novel, Boston Adventure was a best-seller, earning her national acclaim. She wrote two more novels in her career, but her greatest medium was the short story: her works were published in The New Yorker and and various other literary magazines. It was a collection of these stories, published in 1969, that won her the Pulitzer Prize.
Stafford's personal life was no less turbulent than her writing. She had three failed marriages, all to prominent writers ( Robert Lowell, Oliver Jensen , and A. J. Liebling), and she suffered from alcoholism and depression, which eventually led to a nervous breakdown. She died in White PlainsWhite Plains is a city located in Westchester County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 53,077, but a July 1, 2002 Census estimate put the city's population at 55,394. It is the county seat of Westchester County 6. White, New YorkNew York is a state in the northeastern United States whose U. postal abbreviation is NY . It is sometimes called New York State when there is need to distinguish it from New York City. History See: History of New York New York was one of the thirteen col in 1979.