Jennifer Ash Rudick (born 16 January 1963) is an American journalist, best-selling author and Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker.

Early life and education

Born in Miami, Florida, and raised in Palm Beach, Rudick's father was Clarke Ash (1923 - 2011), the editor for ''

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''. Under his direction, the paper won three Pulitzer Prizes. Ash was also editor of the editorial page for the ''Palm Beach Post''. He received an award for leadership and support from

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for his support of the passage of the

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that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. Florida Governor, Claude Kirk cited Ash for his campaign to protect the

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and for the creation of the Biscayne National Monument. Her mother, Agnes Ash, was the publisher of the ''

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''. She won 12 newspaper awards, including the New York Women's award as editor of ''

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''. She was also a reporter for ''

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'' and was the first business editor for ''

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''. Rudick received a BA from

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and an MFA from the

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Career

She is the producer of the documentary ''Iris'' by

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starring

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. It premiered at the

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in October 2014, and was subsequently acquired by

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for US theatrical distribution in 2015. Following this, ''Iris'' ran on PBS's ''POV'', for which it received an Emmy nomination. She also directed and produced the short documentary ''Diner en Blanc'', which competed in national festivals and is now on iTunes. With her son, art director Clarke Rudick, she is currently working on a hybrid film about

Telfar Clemens Telfar Clemens (born 1985) is a Liberian-American fashion designer and the founder of the fashion label Telfar. Clemens won the 2017 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, and won the CFDA Fashion Award for American Accessories Designer of the Year in 2020 ...

and a documentary on artist,

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. Rudick is the author of seven books: ''City of Angels, Houses of Los Angeles Summer to Summer'' (2020); ''Out East: Houses and Gardens of the Hamptons'' (2017); ''Palm Beach Chic'' (2016); ''Tropical Style: Private Palm Beach'' (1992). Her next book, ''Palm Beach Living,'' will be published in February 2023 by Vendome Press''.'' Rudick's first book, ''The Expectant Father'' (1995), sold over 900,000 copies. As a journalist, she has written for national publications, including ''

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,'' ''

'' and ''

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'' magazine. She was an editor at WWD/W, '' Town & Country'' and ''Veranda'' and is currently a contributor to Galerie Magazine. Rudick is on the boards of The Kenyon Literary Review and The Maysles Documentary Center in Harlem.

Personal life

She lives in New York City with her husband, ophthalmologist Dr. A. Joseph Rudick Jr. They have two children, Clarke and Amelia.

References

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