Ruth Schorer

Ruth Schorer Feb. 13, 1913 - Nov. 18, 2010 Died on November 18 at the age of 97. Preceded in death by Mark Schorer, literary critic, author, and English professor, her husband of 41 years and father of their two children, Page and Suzanne, known to all as Suki, and by her second husband, Erle Loran, artist, author, and art professor emeritus in 1999. Born in Columbus, Ohio in 1913 to William Herbert Page, a law professor in Madison, Wisconsin, and Ruth Grey Page, she was the youngest of four children, all of whom are deceased. Ruth graduated from the University of Wisconsin in Madison and later from the Library School at UC Berkeley. When she was young, she danced in both the United States and Vienna, Austria and wrote for The New Yorker under another name. Glamorous, elegant, an inspiration and role model to all who knew her, Ruth was surrounded by creative artists and writers all her life. David Park painted portraits of her and Eileen Simpson wrote about the glamour that she and Mark brought to Cambridge when he taught at Harvard. A wonderful cook who loved parties, hers and others, she was known for her joie de vivre and generosity of spirit. She drew people of all ages to her. She was still stunning in high heels at 90. She was an irrepressible optimist. She often used the word thrilling. Survivors include her son Page of Berkeley, and Suki of New York City, and adoring grandchildren Nicole Macotsis and Page Ruth Schorer. The family would like to thank Felicitas Gazzingen for her loving longtime care. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Neptune Society. In place of flowers, the family suggests donations to The School of American Ballet, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023. The family will have a memorial celebration of her life in December.