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Joan Kron

Producer &amp; Director, Author &amp; Editor,... at <span class="not-italic font-text_font lg:text-[18px] text-[16px] font-bold claimed">Joan Kron Enterprises LLC</span>
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Experienced writer, editor, and producer specializing in beauty, fashion, and publishing.
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Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, US
Languages
  • French Limited working proficiency
Skills
  • Feature Writing
  • Feature Articles
  • Beauty Industry
  • Editorial
  • Magazines
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Joan Kron is a seasoned writer, editor, and producer with extensive experience in the beauty industry, fashion, and publishing. She has written for top publications like The Wall Street Journal and New York Magazine, and has directed and produced several documentaries, including 'Take My Nose...Please!' which won two Audience Awards. With a background in costume design and a certificate from the Geffen School of Drama at Yale, Joan has honed her skills in film directing and producing, and has worked with various companies, including Conde Nast's Allure magazine and NBCUniversal, Inc. She is also a certified member of the United Scenic Artists Union 829. As a creative entrepreneur, Joan has founded her own company, Joan Kron Enterprises LLC, and has written several books, including 'High-Tech: The Industrial Style and Source Book for the Home' and 'Ms. Faux Pas: The non Guide to Glitterati Manners'.

Credentials

  • United Scenic Artists Union 829,
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Experience

  • Joan Kron Enterprises LLC
    • Greater New York City Area
    • Producer &amp; Director, Author &amp; Editor, ex-Beauty Editor and Creative E...
      • Jan 2018 - Present
      • Greater New York City Area

      I am presently adding film director and producer to my previous specialties of book author and magazine feature writer, editor, and beauty editor.

  • Parvenu Ventures LLC
    • NYC
    • President and Venturer
      • Apr 2013 - Present
      • NYC

      I recently produced and directed a 99-minute documentary called &quot;Take My Nose...Please!&quot; about women, comedy and plastic surgery. The film was distributed by 1091media. It was available on HULU and is now available on AmazonPrimeVideo and on many cable providers in North America. The...

  • Joan Kron Enterprises LLC and Parvenu Ventures LLC
    • Greater New York City Area
    • Author
      • Jan 1969 - Present
      • Greater New York City Area

      High-Tech: The Industrial Style and Source Book for the Home (co-authored with Suzanne Slesin (Potter, 1978)Home-Psych: The Social Psychology of Home and Decoration (Potter, 1983)Ms. Faux Pas: The non Guide to Glitterati Manners (Parvenu Press 1988)Lift: Wanting, Fearing, and Having a Face-Lift (...

  • Joan Kron Enterprises
    • Miami FL 33137
    • Independant film producer/director
      • Mar 1991 - 2016
      • Miami FL 33137

      Specializing in Design, Lifestyle, Beauty, Plastic Surgery.

  • Conde Nast's Allure magazine
    • nyc
    • contributing editor at large
      • Mar 1991 - Dec 2015
      • nyc

      Covered plastic surgery and psychology of beauty.Blogged at Allure.com, Beauty Reporter

  • Belle Air Farms
    • Scranton, Pennsylvania Area
    • Founding Partner
      • Jan 2000 - Jul 2007
      • Scranton, Pennsylvania Area

      Home of Buffalo Belle Bison

  • Avenue magazine
    • Greater New York City Area
    • editor in chief
      • 1986 - 1990
      • Greater New York City Area
  • The Wall Street Journal
    • fashion reporter
      • 1984 - 1986

      Fashion reporter

  • The New York Times
    • Chief Reporter, Home Section
      • Jan 1977 - Mar 1978

      Chief reporter Home Section, premier year

  • New York Magazine
    • Senior Editor
      • 1973 - 1976

      Editor of fashion, design, and special issues on food, travel, entertaining, lifestyle, decorating and design. Also Feature writer specializing in design and decoration and issues in death and dying.

  • Philadelphia Magazine
    • Associate Editor
      • 1969 - 1973

      Wrote and edited special issues in fashion, design and lifestyle. Wrote features on manners, lifestyle, death and dying, real estate, shopping, and trends.

  • YM/YWHA Arts Council
    • Greater Philadelphia Area
    • A founder and eventually Chairman
      • Jan 1959 - Jun 1967
      • Greater Philadelphia Area

      Brought avante-garde art and culture events to Philadelphia. At same time self employed producing limited edition art objects (love ring by Robert Indiana; Durable Dishes by Roy Lichtenstein; Andy Warhol’s fragrance “You’re In”) among other art projects.

  • NBCUniversal, Inc.
    • Greater New York City Area
    • Staff Costume Designer
      • Jan 1949 - Mar 1950
      • Greater New York City Area

      Staff costume designer for Howdy Doody Show, Milton Berle Show, Kraft Theater, Philco Playhouse. Martin Kane Private Eye, and others. All live television. Admitted to the United Scenic Artists Union.

Education

  • 1945 - 1948
    Geffen School of Drama at Yale
  • Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon)
  • Fontainebleau School, France
  • Fieldston School, Riverdale, NY

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