death_date death_place birth_place pseudonym nationality birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation
16 july 1960 newburyport , massachusetts , u.s. wilmington , delaware , u.s. j.p. marquand american 10 november 1893 christina adelaide hooker -lrb- 1937 -- 1968 ? -rrb- davenport sedgwick -lrb- september 1922 -- 1935 -rrb- file : john p. marquand.jpg john p. marquand
 john phillips marquand novelist
john p. marquand

john phillips marquand -lrb- november 10 , 1893 -- july 16 , 1960 -rrb- was an american writer .
originally best known for his mr. moto spy stories , he achieved popular success and critical respect for his satirical novels , winning a pulitzer prize for `` the late george apley '' in 1938 .
one of his abiding themes was the confining nature of life in america 's upper class and among those who aspired to join it .
marquand treated those whose lives were bound by these unwritten codes with a characteristic mix of respect and satire .
