Delia Austrian


Delia Austrian was an American journalist. The Delia Austrian Medal is awarded each year by the Drama League of New York in her honor.

Biography

She was born on September 18, 1874, in Cleveland, Ohio to Solomon Austrian and Julia Rebecca Mann. Her father was a Harvard University graduate and a lawyer. She had a twin sister, Celia Austrian who died in Chicago, Illinois and two brothers, Alfred S. Austrian and Harvey E. Austrian. Delia wrote: "I was born into a good, middle-class family and had a happy childhood in Cleveland,... but later moved to Chicago, where my girlhood was spent."
In 1898 Delia graduated from the University of Chicago with a bachelor of philosophy degree. After her graduation she worked on the editorial staff of the Chicago Tribune. She received a master's degree from Columbia University in 1923.
Delia died on October 26, 1928, in Manhattan.

Legacy

Her papers were archived at the University of Chicago. The Delia Austrian Medal is awarded each year by the Drama League of New York for the most distinguished performance of the theater season.