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Gertrude Atherton (Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton)

Last Updated: 12 Jun, 2023 | Views: 381

Age: 90

Profession: Author

Other Profession(s): Writer, NoveList

Famous For: American Author And Socialite

Higher Education: Graduated

Gertrude Atherton Religion, Birthday, Age

Date of Birth

30 Oct, 1857 (90 Years 07 Months 15 Days)

Birth Country

United States

Birth State/Province

California

Birth District

San Francisco

Religion

Catholicism

Nationalities

American

Died on

14 Jun, 1948

Gertrude Atherton Early life, Education, Career, Awards, Achievements, Controversy, Unknown Facts

About (Profile/Biography):
Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton, one of the great authors, was born on October 30, 1857, and died on June 14, 1948. An American author, she wrote a number of books. Several of her novels are set in California, where she grew up. She made a silent movie based on her bestseller Black Oxen (1923). Her writing included short stories, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers on feminism, politics, and war, as well as novels.
Career:
In March 1882: Atterton published "The Randolphs of Redwood: A Romance," serialized in The Argonaut.
1888: As a result of her trip to London, she eventually returned to California. Frank Lin, a pseudonym used by Atherton, published What Dreams May Come in 1888.
1899: Wilde's style was associated with "decadence, the loss of virility that occurs when civilization becomes too sophisticated" in an article written by Atherton for London's Bookman.
1890: Her grandmother Franklin died in 1890 and her mother-in-law Dominga Atherton died in 1890.
1893: A book version of The Doomswoman was published after it was first published in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine.
1894: After the Gringo Came, she published another California novel.
Legacy:
Colma, California, has a Cypress Lawn cemetery where she is buried.