Hyatt Bass

Hyatt Bass (born 1968/1969) is an American novelist and philanthropist.

Hyatt Bass
Born1968/1969 (age 51–52)[1]
EducationPrinceton University
OccupationNovelist, philanthropist
Net worthUS$280 million (August 2007)[1]
Spouse(s)Josh Klausner
Children2 sons
Parent(s)Sid Bass
Anne Hendricks Bass
RelativesLee Bass (uncle)
Ed Bass (uncle)
Robert Bass (uncle)
Perry Richardson Bass (paternal grandfather)
Nancy Lee Bass (paternal grandmother)
Sid W. Richardson (paternal great-granduncle)

Early life and education

Her father, Sid Bass, is an oil heir and business executive.[2] Her mother, Anne Hendricks Bass, is a philanthropist and art collector.[2] Her parents divorced in 1986.[2] 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.[3][4]

She graduated with an A.B. in English from Princeton University in 1991 after completing an 85-page-long senior thesis titled "Gender Versus Genre: Representations of Women in Five Films [Notorious, Desperately Seeking Susan, Born in Flames, Illusions and Streetwise]."[5][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.[2] Fifteen years later, they reunite for their daughter Emily's wedding.[2] 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 and 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]

Wealth

In 2007, Vanity Fair reported that "as of some years ago", Hyatt and her sister Samantha had trust funds of US$280 million each.[1]

Personal life

She is married to Josh Klausner, and she has two sons.[8] They live in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, in New York City.[16]

Bibliography
  • Hyatt Bass. The Embers. New York City: Henry Holt and Co.. 2009. 304 pages.

References
  1. Shnayerson, Michael (August 2007). "Something Happened At Anne's!". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  2. Laurie Muchnick, Hyatt Bass, Sid’s Daughter, Pens Dad With Big Ego: Book Review, Bloomberg, July 14, 2009
  3. "Hyatt Bass (2008-244)". artmuseum.princeton.edu. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  4. "The Collection - PAFA's Collection". www.pafa.org. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  5. Bass, Hyatt (1991). "Gender Versus Genre: Representations of Women in Five Films [Notorious, Desperately Seeking Susan, Born in Flames, Illusions and Streetwise]". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. Author and Film Producer Hyatt Bass will Speak About Her New Novel ‘The Embers’, American Towns, September 28, 2009
  7. "Hyatt Bass". IMDb. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  8. Andre Leon Talley, Literary Pursuits, Vogue, July 7, 2009
  9. Hyatt Bass, A Mother-Son Book Bake-Off, The Daily Beast, June 25, 2009
  10. Norah Piehl, The Embers by Hyatt Bass, The Book Reporter, January 21, 2011
  11. "Supporters". nationalbook.org. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  12. Sadie Nash Leadership Project: About Us: Donors Archived 2015-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
  13. "Our Supporters". The Marshall Project. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  14. "Our Funders - Women, War and Peace - PBS". pbs.org. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  15. Brittany Buckley, Holiday Celebrations Illuminate December, December 3, 2010
  16. Julie Satow, Palaces-in-the-Making, The New York Times, October 24, 2013
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