Background
Waterfall, Cornelia Elizabeth Lien was born on October 13, 1929 in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Jacob Aall Ottesen and Cornelia Mae (Wahl) Lien.
journalist communications executive
Waterfall, Cornelia Elizabeth Lien was born on October 13, 1929 in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Jacob Aall Ottesen and Cornelia Mae (Wahl) Lien.
Bachelor, Luther College, 1951; Master of Science, Columbia College, 1952; postgraduate, Northwestern University, 1953.
Writer, Columbia Broadcasting System, Chicago, 1952-1953; producer, director, Station WBEZ, Chicago, 1953-1955; radio actress, Chicago Theatre of the Air, 1953-1955; radio actress, Bag O' Tales, 1953-1955; radio actress, Battle of Books, 1953-1955; producer, writer, Station WISH-television, Indianapolis, 1955-1956; reporter, Indianapolis Times, 1956-1959; associate editor, Mademoiselle Magazine, New York City, 1959-1960; feature editor, Glamour Magazine, New York City, 1960-1962; editor-in-chief, Lady Fare Magazine, New York City, 1962-1963; editor-in-chief, Mothers Magazine, New York City, 1963-1980; president, Waterfall-McMullen Communications, Croton-on-Hudson, New York, since 1980; free-lance writer, since 1955; columnist, North County News, Yorktown Heights, New York, since 1990. Communications consultant Lakeland Center School District, Shrub Oak, New York, since 1982, Academy Alliances in Foreign Langs. and Lits., Tarrytown, New York, since 1985, Marymount College, Tarrytown, since 1989.
President Croton Community Nursery School, Croton-on-Hudson, 1970-1972. Board directors Croton-Cortlandt Women's Center, Croton-on-Hudson, 1980-1984, Friends of Music, Westchester County, New York, since 1977. Board directors, editor Croton Parent-Teachers Association, 1972-1975.
Fellow Royal Society Arts. Member Women in Communications, National Association Female Executives Clubs: Overseas Press.
Married Wallace K. Waterfall (divorced 1973). Children: Ann Lien Riley, Clark Lien Riley, Eve Lien Riley.