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Mary Schmich

Columnist

Born: ?
Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia
Best known as: Author of the "Wear Sunscreen" e-mail essay
Mary Schmich became a regular columnist for the Chicago Tribune in 1992. She grew famous unexpectedly when one of her 1997 columns, a collection of wry advice to college graduates, was e-mailed around the nation identified as an M.I.T. commencement speech by author Kurt Vonnegut. The false attribution was never explained, but the column became an Internet favorite; it was later set to music and released on an album by Australian director Baz Luhrmann.
Extra credit: Schmich also writes Brenda Starr, the daily comic strip originally created by Dale Messick.

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