Maxine Mesinger
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Maxine Mesinger was a celebrity gossip columnist of the Houston Chronicle
who was active between 1965 and 2000. Her works were published in the "Big City Beat," her social column. She had the nickname "Miss Moonlight". Clifford Pugh of the Houston Chronicle said that she "wrote about big names for half of the 20th century and became a celebrity in her own right". Lisa Gray of the Houston Press
said that Mesinger "wrote in the swingin' lingo of '40s showbiz".
She was born in 1925 to Julian "Drake" David and Ella David. She graduated from San Jacinto High School. She took post-secondary education at Texas Women's University, Indiana University Bloomington
, and the University of Houston
. In 1944 she married Emil Mesinger. They had two children, Julianne and Jay. Mesinger had a career in television. In the 1950s she hosted two celebrity oriented shows on a television network operated by the University of Houston. In 1964 the Houston Chronicle hired her to be a columnist. Mesinger was afflicted by multiple sclerosis
. On Friday January 19, 2001, at The Methodist Hospital
, Mesinger died from complications of multiple sclerosis, at the age 75. On September 9, 2003, the Maxine Mesinger Multiple Sclerosis Clinic at Baylor College of Medicine
and The Methodist Hospital opened.
Houston Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Texas, USA, headquartered in the Houston Chronicle Building in Downtown Houston. , it is the ninth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States...
who was active between 1965 and 2000. Her works were published in the "Big City Beat," her social column. She had the nickname "Miss Moonlight". Clifford Pugh of the Houston Chronicle said that she "wrote about big names for half of the 20th century and became a celebrity in her own right". Lisa Gray of the Houston Press
Houston Press
The Houston Press is an alternative weekly newspaper published in Houston, Texas, United States. It is headquartered in Downtown Houston....
said that Mesinger "wrote in the swingin' lingo of '40s showbiz".
She was born in 1925 to Julian "Drake" David and Ella David. She graduated from San Jacinto High School. She took post-secondary education at Texas Women's University, Indiana University Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington is a public research university located in Bloomington, Indiana, in the United States. IU Bloomington is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. Being the flagship campus, IU Bloomington is often referred to simply as IU or Indiana...
, and the University of Houston
University of Houston
The University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of...
. In 1944 she married Emil Mesinger. They had two children, Julianne and Jay. Mesinger had a career in television. In the 1950s she hosted two celebrity oriented shows on a television network operated by the University of Houston. In 1964 the Houston Chronicle hired her to be a columnist. Mesinger was afflicted by multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease in which the fatty myelin sheaths around the axons of the brain and spinal cord are damaged, leading to demyelination and scarring as well as a broad spectrum of signs and symptoms...
. On Friday January 19, 2001, at The Methodist Hospital
The Methodist Hospital
The Methodist Hospital is a hospital located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Established in 1919 as an outreach ministry of The United Methodist Church, Methodist is one of the most comprehensive teaching hospitals in the United States, with leading specialists in every field of...
, Mesinger died from complications of multiple sclerosis, at the age 75. On September 9, 2003, the Maxine Mesinger Multiple Sclerosis Clinic at Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine, located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, USA, is a highly regarded medical school and leading center for biomedical research and clinical care...
and The Methodist Hospital opened.
External links
- "Index of Maxine Messinger's articles." Houston ChronicleHouston ChronicleThe Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Texas, USA, headquartered in the Houston Chronicle Building in Downtown Houston. , it is the ninth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States...
- "Maxine Mesinger Papers, 1965-2001." University of HoustonUniversity of HoustonThe University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of...
.