4 good links
- The 'Sunscreen' Column
Reprinted version of the famous essay
- Chicago Tribune: Mary Schmich
Her most recent columns and some archived reports
- Questionable Quotes
Snopes.com tries to clear things up about the Vonnegut confusion
- Comics Page: Brenda Starr
Includes sample strips, a history of the comic and tidbits on Schmich and artist June Brigman
Mary Schmich Biography
Mary Schmich became a regular columnist for the Chicago Tribune in 1992. She grew famous unexpectedly when one of her 1997 columns, a collection of wry advice to college graduates, was e-mailed around the nation identified as an M.I.T. commencement speech by author Kurt Vonnegut. The false attribution was never explained, but the column became an Internet favorite; it was later set to music and released on an album by Australian director Baz Luhrmann.
Extra credit:
Schmich also writes Brenda Starr, the daily comic strip originally created by Dale Messick.
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