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Diana Rivers (Diana Duer Smith) was born on 17 October, 1931 in New York City, New York, U.S., is an American writer, artist, and activist. Discover Diana Rivers's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 92 years old?
| Popular As |
Diana Duer Smith |
| Occupation |
Writer, artist, activist |
| Age |
92 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
| Born |
17 October, 1931 |
| Birthday |
17 October |
| Birthplace |
New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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She is a member of famous Writer with the age 92 years old group.
Diana Rivers Height, Weight & Measurements
At 92 years old, Diana Rivers height not available right now. We will update Diana Rivers's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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| Parents |
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Not Available |
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| Children |
3 |
Diana Rivers Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Diana Rivers worth at the age of 92 years old? Diana Rivers’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. She is from United States. We have estimated Diana Rivers's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Writer |
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Timeline
Rivers' mother was a writer and poet who published a book, Satan's Shadow, in 1930.
She was the daughter of Joseph Larocque.
Diana Rivers (born October 17, 1931) is an American writer, artist, and activist.
She is the author of the Hadra book series and recognized as a pioneer of women-only spaces in Arkansas.
Rivers is an advocate for LGBT rights, peace, racial equality, social justice, and ecology.
Diana Duer Smith was born on October 17, 1931, in New York City to Schuyler Knowlton Smith and Elizabeth Larocque.
Rivers was raised near Morristown, New Jersey.
Her parents separated before she was three and her mother married Lewis Rutherfurd Stuyvesant, son of Rutherfurd Stuyvesant in 1934.
Rivers' attended Cooper Union in the early 1950s.
In the early 1950s, Rivers married artist Robert Folley.
The two embarked on a European trip to study art.
Their first son was born in Paris, after which they traveled by motorcycle through France, Italy, and Greece before returning to New York City where they had their second son.
Rivers had her third son in West Nyack, New York, before moving to Gate Hill Cooperative in Stony Point, New York.
Rivers' father married Penelope Pelham Pattee in 1954.
Rivers' maternal grandmother, Eleanor Duer Larocque, an artist, was influential in her life and helped introduce her to sculptor William Zorach, whom Rivers' studied under and lived with his family in Maine for several summers while she was a teenager.
In 1970, Rivers went on a solo camping trip out west to create a new community.
She spent time in various communes in New Mexico, Oregon, and California including Hog Farm.
She established the Sassafras community, a women-only space in Boxley Valley.
While there, she changed her surname to Rivers to recognize her new life.
Her vision was to start an intentional community focused on living sustainable off of the land.
Rivers built a cabin and wrote short stories about her experiences at Sassafras.
She wrote her first novel here.
In 1980, Rivers moved to Fayetteville, Arkansas, and created the Ozark Land Holding Association with 19 other women.
It consists of 280 acres.
Rivers is the author of the Hadra book series.
She published the first novel, Journey to Zelindar, in 1987.
The series is about women with powers and mind reading abilities.
From 1990 to 1999, Rivers organized the University of Arkansas Women's Conference and Festival where she served as the art show curator.
From 1991 to 1993, Rivers was an organizer of the WomenVision month-long arts and performance show hosted in Kansas City, Missouri, and Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
She also started the MatriArts arts and performance venue which lasted for three years in Fayetteville.
In 1999, she received the Wise Woman Award at the conference.
Rivers is a cement sculptor.
She was a script writer for Goddess Productions, a theatre group in Fayetteville.
She published The Red Line of Yarmald in 2003 which was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award for science fiction, fantasy and horror.
In 2005, the OMNI Center for Peace, Justice and Ecology recognized Rivers as an Arkansas Peace and Justice Hero.
Rivers founded the Goddess Festival in Fayetteville in 2008.
It is a week-long event held annually in March.
In 2012, she won the Golden Crown Literary Award in speculative fiction for the novel, The Smuggler, the Spy and the Spider.
Rivers was included in The Book of Pride.
