Hyatt Bass
| Hyatt Bass | |
|---|---|
| Residence | West Village, Manhattan, New York City |
| Education | Princeton University |
| Occupation | Novelist, screenwriter, director, philanthropist |
| Spouse(s) | Josh Klausner |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Parent(s) |
Sid Bass Anne Hendricks Bass |
| Relatives |
Lee Bass (uncle) Ed Bass (uncle) Robert Bass (uncle) Perry Richardson Bass (paternal grandfather) Nancy Lee Bass (paternal grandmother) Sid W. Richardson (paternal great-granduncle) |
Hyatt Bass is an American novelist, screenwriter, film director and philanthropist.
Biography
Early life
Her father, Sid Bass, is an oil heir and business executive.[1][2][3] Her mother, Anne Hendricks Bass, is a philanthropist and art collector.[1][2][3] Her parents divorced in 1986.[1][2][3] Two polaroid pictures of her taken in 1980, when she was a child, by Andy Warhol were gifted by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts to the Princeton University Art Museum and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2008.[4][5]
She graduated from Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree.[6]
Career
In 2000, she was the screenwriter and director of 75 Degrees in July.[7]
She published a novel entitled The Embers in 2009.[8] She took seven years to write it.[9] The novel is about Laura and Joel Ascher, two Manhattanites whose marriage ends in divorce after their son Thomas dies.[3] Fifteen years later, they reunite for their daughter Emily's wedding.[3] In a review for The Book Reporter, Bass was described as 'a gifted writer whose storytelling acumen and evocative prose speak to her real potential as a novelist.'[10]
Philanthropy
She has made charitable contributions to the National Book Foundation, the Sadie Nash Leadership Project, The Marshall Project.[11][12][13] She has also funded the documentary Women, War & Peace on PBS.[14] In 2010, she co-chaired the 23 Annual Stepping Out and Stepping Up Gala organized by the New York Women's Foundation.[15]
Personal life
She is married to Josh Klausner, a screenwriter.[1][2][16] They have two sons, Jasper and Hayden.[2][8] They reside in a 12,000 square-foot house on Greenwich Street in the West Village on the island of Manhattan, in New York City.[1][2][16] The house, a former film studio, was redesigned by architect Annabelle Selldorf for them.[16]
Bibliography
- Hyatt Bass. The Embers. New York City: Henry Holt and Co.. 2009. 304 pages.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Jennifer Gould Keil, Beautiful Texas oil heiress adds deluxe security to her Greenwich Village house, The New York Post, June 18, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Lydia Warren, Texas oil heiress deks out $7.5 million Manhattan town house with state-of-the-art security after her mother was held hostage at Connecticut estate, The Daily Mail, June 18, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Laurie Muchnick, Hyatt Bass, Sid’s Daughter, Pens Dad With Big Ego: Book Review, Bloomberg, July 14, 2009
- ↑ Princeton University Art Museum
- ↑ Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
- ↑ Author and Film Producer Hyatt Bass will Speak About Her New Novel ‘The Embers’, American Towns, September 28, 2009
- ↑ imdb
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Andre Leon Talley, Literary Pursuits, Vogue, July 7, 2009
- ↑ Hyatt Bass, A Mother-Son Book Bake-Off, The Daily Beast, June 25, 2009
- ↑ Norah Piehl, The Embers by Hyatt Bass, The Book Reporter, January 21, 2011
- ↑ National Book Foundation: Support - Donor Recognition: Gifts and pledges to the National Book Foundation 2012-13
- ↑ Sadie Nash Leadership Project: About Us: Donors
- ↑ The Marshall Project: Funders
- ↑ PBS: Women, War & Peace: Our Funders
- ↑ Brittany Buckley, Holiday Celebrations Illuminate December, December 3, 2010
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Julie Satow, Palaces-in-the-Making, The New York Times, October 24, 2013