Thane, Elswyth, 1900-1984

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Thane, Elswyth, 1900-1984

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Thane

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Elswyth

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1900-1984

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Ricker Helen, 1900-1984

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Helen

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1900-1984

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Beebe, Elswyth Thane, 1900-1984

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Elswyth Thane

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Beebe Helen Elswyth Thane Ricker 1900-1984

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Beebe

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Helen Elswyth Thane Ricker

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1900-1984

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1900-05-16

1900-05-16

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1984-07-31

1984-07-31

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Helen Elswyth Thane Ricker Beebe (May 16, 1900 – July 31, 1984) was an American romance novelist. Born in Burlington, Iowa, she was the daughter of a local teacher and high school principal. The family moved to New York City in 1918, and "Helen Ricker" changed her name to "Elswyth Thane". She began working as a freelance writer in the 1920s, and became a newspaper writer and a Hollywood screenwriter. Her first novel, Riders of the Wind, was published in 1926. Her novel, The Tudor Wench, about Elizabeth I of England, was made into a play. She was a collector of scarves.

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American literature

Women authors, American

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Historical fiction, American

Historical fiction, English

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Burlington

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