Victoria "Vicky" Wilson(born 1949) is an Americanpublishingexecutive and writer who served on theUnited States Commission on Civil Rights(USCCR) from 2000 through 2001.
Victoria Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1949 (age 74–75) New York City,U.S. |
| Alma mater | Goddard College New School for Social Research |
| Occupation | Publishing executive |
| Parent(s) | Mitchell A. Wilson Helen Weinberg Wilson |
| Relatives | Stella Adler(stepmother) |
Early and personal life
editWilson was born inNew York Cityand grew up onMartha's Vineyard.She attendedGoddard Collegeand New York'sNew School for Social Research.
Her father, physicistMitchell Wilson,was a novelist who had a book adapted byJean RenoirintoThe Woman on the Beach.[1]Her mother Helen was a patients' rights advocate.[2]Wilson is the stepdaughter ofStella Adler.
Her restored home was featured inThe New York Times.[3]
Career
editShe began working atAlfred A. Knopf Publishersin 1972, and she was promoted in 1988 to Senior Editor, Vice President, and Associate Publisher. Authors she edits includeAlice Adams,William Gass,Jane Sherron de Hart,Lorrie Moore,Anne Rice,andMeryle Secrest
She also held several positions at thePEN American Center,including the executive board and Treasurer from 1997 to 1999. She also served as Vice President of theNational Board of Review of Motion Pictures.She taught in the writing program atColumbia Universityfrom 1992 to 1993.
Wilson was appointed byBill Clintonto the USCCR vacancy left by the 1998 death ofA. Leon Higginbotham Jr.[4]Wilson voted in support of a USCCR report which found voting irregularities in Florida during the2000 United States presidential election.[5]Once in office, PresidentGeorge W. Bushattempted to replace Wilson withPeter Kirsanow,but USCCR CommissionerMary Frances Berryrefused Krisanow a seat.[6]Kirsanow sued, claiming Wilson's tenure had expired and he had been validly appointed. Wilson won in federal district court but ultimately lost on appeal in 2002, and the court ordered the seating of Kirsanow following a lengthy legal battle.[7]
She has published one volume of her planned two-volume biography ofBarbara Stanwyck,A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True, 1907-1940.[8]A review inPublishers Weeklyreviewed, "Wilson includes a wealth of intriguing material but her meticulous research weighs heavily on the narrative, making it hard to plow through. Nevertheless, history buffs and fans will be educated, if not always entertained".[9]Kirkus Reviewssaid, "Despite its overreach, this is an ambitious portrait of a young actress whose best films are still ahead of her—a first volume that should whet readers' appetite for the second, provided they have the stamina to stay with it".[10]
References
edit- ^Staff report (February 27, 1973).Mitchell Wilson, Science Writer And Popular Novelist, Dies at 59; Joined Industry in 1941.New York Times
- ^Van Gelder, Lawrence (January 17, 1996).Helen Wilson, 82, Advocate for Rights Of Hospital Patients.New York Times
- ^Medwick, Cathleen (October 27, 2006).Visions and Revisions: An Editor's Dream.New York Times
- ^Rosin, Hanna (Dec 7, 2001).Bush Swears In Disputed Choice For Rights Panel.Washington Post
- ^Washington, Wayne (March 10, 2001).US rights panel says blacks faced discrimination at polls in Florida.Boston Globe
- ^Goldstein, Andrew (February 9, 2002).Can the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Be Saved?Time
- ^Blomquist, Brian (November 19, 2002).Bush finally wins in civil-rights fight.New York Post
- ^Wilson, Victoria (2013).A life of Barbara Stanwyck(1st ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster.ISBN978-0-684-83168-8.OCLC849641620.
- ^"Nonfiction Book Review: A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True (1907-1940)".Publishers Weekly.November 11, 2013.Retrieved2021-10-05.
- ^"A Life of Barbara Stanwyck".Kirkus Reviews.November 1, 2013.
External links
edit- Voting Irregularities in Florida During the 2000 Presidential Election: Statement of Commissioner Victoria Wilsonvia United States Commission on Civil Rights
- AppearancesonC-SPAN