ORIANA ATKINSON (1895-1989) was a native New Yorker who has traveled widely-Russia, England, France, Ireland, all over the United States, and around the world on a freighter. She lived for a year in Moscow and her experiences there produced a best-seller, Over at Uncle Joe's: Moscow and Me. Mrs. Atkinson is also the author of three novels about the Catskills: Big Eyes, Twin Cousins and The Golden Season. Her most recent book was Manhattan and Me, a New Yorker's book about her home town. She has written short stories and articles for magazines and newspapers. Her husband, Brooks Atkinson (1895-1984), is drama critic of The New York Times. Mrs. Atkinson says of herself: "My hobbies are really not pursued; they more or less stand still and wait for me. I like trying to learn the Russian language; raising roses; reading all kinds of strange things; and going to the theatre."
