Who dated Anita Forrer?

Anita Forrer

Anita Forrer (* 14. April 1901 in St. Gallen; † Januar 1996 in Locarno, Bürgerin von Affeltrangen) war eine Schweizer Grafologin, Autorennfahrerin und Nachlassverwalterin des literarischen Werks ihrer Freundin Annemarie Schwarzenbach.

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Annemarie Schwarzenbach

Annemarie Schwarzenbach

Annemarie Minna Renée Schwarzenbach (23 May 1908 – 15 November 1942) was a Swiss writer, journalist and photographer. Her bisexual mother brought her up in a masculine style, and her androgynous image suited the bohemian Berlin society of the time, in which she indulged enthusiastically. Her anti-fascist campaigning forced her into exile, where she became close to the family of novelist Thomas Mann. She would live much of her life abroad as a photo-journalist, embarking on many lesbian relationships, and experiencing a growing morphine addiction. In America, the young Carson McCullers was infatuated with Schwarzenbach, to whom she dedicated Reflections in a Golden Eye. Schwarzenbach reported on the early events of World War II, but died of a head injury, following a fall.

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