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American dramatist (1899–1971)

Marita Bonner
Born	(1899-06-16)June 16, 1899 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	December 6, 1971(1971-12-06) (aged 72) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality	American
Other names	Marita Occomy; Marita Odette Bonner; Marita Odette Bonner Occomy; Marita Bonner Occomy; Joseph Maree Andrew
Occupations

Marita Bonner (June 16, 1899 – December 7, 1971), also known as Marieta Bonner, was an American writer, essayist, and playwright who is commonly associated with the Harlem Renaissance.

Marita Bonner was among the foremost artists, educators, and intellectuals of the Harlem Renaissance.

Marita Bonner was among the foremost artists, educators, and intellectuals of the Harlem Renaissance.

Marita Odette Bonner (Occomy) was an African American writer, essayist, and playwright associated with the Harlem Renaissance Era.

While living in Washington D.C., Bonner met William Almy Occomy.

In , Bonner married William Almy Occomy and moved to Chicago, where she raised three children and later taught school, first at Phillips High School and.

In , Bonner married William Almy Occomy.

Other names she went by were Marita Occomy, Marita Odette Bonner, Marita Odette Bonner Occomy, Marita Bonner Occomy, and Joseph Maree Andrew. On December 29, 1921, along with 15 other women, she chartered the Iota chapter of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.^[1]

Life

Marita Bonner was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Joseph and Anne Noel Bonner.

Marita was one of four children and was brought up in