Bannon, Ann (1932–)
Bannon, Ann (1932–)
American novelist. Name variations: Ann Weldy; (married name) Ann Thayer. Born Ann Weldy, 1932 in Midwest; raised in Joliet, Illinois; dau. of Jane and Paul Weldy; Stanford University, PhD in linguistics; married immediately after college (div.); children: 2 daughters.
Writer, who published under pseudonym Ann Bannon because husband would not allow her to use real name, was a dean at California State University at Sacramento; challenged gender identities and offered portrayals of lesbian life in such writings as Odd Girl Out (1957), I Am a Woman (1959), Women in the Shadows (1959), Journey to a Woman (1960) and Beebo Brinker (1962). Appeared in the documentary film Before Stonewall.
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