Edith Wharton was born on January 24, 1862 in New York City, New York, USA as Edith Newbold Jones. She was a writer, known for The Age of Innocence (1993), The House of Mirth (2000) and The Old Maid (1939). She was married to Edward Robbins Wharton. She died on August 11, 1937 in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, Val-d'Oise, France.