Clare Boothe Luce (March 10 1903 – October 9 1987) was the first American woman appointed to a major ambassadorial post abroad. A versatile author she is best known for her 1936 hit play The Women which had an all-female cast. Her writings extended from drama and screen scenarios to fiction journalism and war reportage. She was the wife of Henry Luce publisher of Time Life and Fortune. Politically Luce was a Republican who became steadily more conservative in later life.
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