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Born in Dayton, Ohio , Bombeck graduated from the University Of Dayton in 1949 with a degree in English . She started her career in 1949 as a reporter for the '' Dayton Journal Herald '', but after marrying school administrator Bill Bombeck, a college friend, she left the job and raised three children. As the children grew she started writing ''At Wit's End'', telling self-deprecating tales about the life of a housewife. It debuted in the '' Kettering-Oakwood Times '' in 1964 . She was paid $3 per column. Growing popularity led ''At Wit's End'' to be nationally syndicated in 1965 , and eventually it ran twice a week in more than 700 newspapers. The column was collected in many best-selling books, and her fame was such that a television Sitcom was based on her. The series, ''Maggie'', ran for eight shows in 1982 before being cancelled. In 1971 , the Bombecks moved to Paradise Valley, Arizona . Bombeck suffered from Polycystic Kidney Disease , a hereditary disorder that causes cysts to form on the kidneys. In 1996 worsening health forced her to have a kidney transplant, and she died of complications that year. She is interred in the Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio . QUOTES
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