Susan Orlean is an American journalist born on October 31, 1955 in Ohio. She is best known for her work in The New Yorker and her best-selling book The Orchid Thief. She has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1992 and has written several books, including Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend and The Library Book. Her net worth is estimated to be around $2 million, and she is 65 years old. She has been married to John Gillespie since 1987 and has two children. Her career has been marked by numerous awards and accolades, including the National Magazine Award for Feature Writing and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction.
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New Yorker staff writer and non-fiction author known for her book The Orchid Thief, with was the inspiration for the movie Adaptation. She's also written for Esquire and Rolling Stone.
She studied history and literature at the University of Michigan, after which she started writing for the Willamette Weekly in Oregon. She published her first book, Saturday Night, in 1990.
A 1998 article of hers, about a group of surfing girls, served as inspiration for Blue Crush. Her academic honors include a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard, an honorary doctorate from Michigan, and a Guggenheim Fellowship.
She was married to Peter Sistrom from 1983-1999. She married John Gillespie in 2001 and has a son and step-son.
Meryl Streep portrayed a fictionalized version of Orlean in Adaptation, a role that earned her a Golden Globe.
