Jane Dolinger, KHS 1950
Jane was an adventuress and writer who descended from Ashe County stock.
From the 1950s through 1970s, she traveled the globe with her husband, Ken
Krippene, and authored seven books and 200-plus magazine articles about her
exotic and sometimes dangerous experiences.
When Krippene died in 1980, Jane slowed the pace of her life, settling in
Miami. In 1990 she remarried, this time a doctor named Alex Gurwood.
When Gurwood died a few years later, she moved to Hendersonville to be close to
her sister, Juanita Roark, of Jefferson, NC.
Jane died on September 1, 1995, at the age of 62.
Larry Abbott, University of Pennsylvania, who spoke to the KHSAA in January 2008, has written
the biography
"Jane Dolinger: The Adventurous Life of an American Travel Writer", which was
released August 31, 2010. He plans on a book signing this year (2011) once the
publishers drop the price of the book.
Larry has also created a memorial
website (www.janedolinger.org)
dedicated to Jane.
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