Marion Cunningham (née Enwright; February 7, 1922[1] – July 11, 2012)[2][3] was an American food writer.
She frequently traveled throughout America giving cooking demonstrations (some with James Beard); contributed articles to Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, and Gourmet magazines; wrote a regular column for the San Francisco Chronicle and the Los Angeles Times; and hosted a television series, Cunningham & Company, on the Food Network.
[4][5] She was born February 11, 1922, in Los Angeles, California to Joseph and Maryann (née Spelta) Enwright.
Upon Beard's recommendation, she was hired to rewrite the classic Fannie Farmer Cookbook for modern audiences.
[7][8] Cunningham died of respiratory problems, a complication of her Alzheimer's disease, at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, California, at the age of 90.