Rinehart, Mary Roberts, 1876-1958
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American fiction writer and playwright.
From the description of Questionnaire, [n.d.], from Betty Hogan, Lake Mohawk, N.J. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34365006
American author.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Sewickley [sic], to Mr. Mitchell, 1916 Dec. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872168
Novelist and playwright.
From the description of Letter, n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36437681
Mary Roberts was born into a poor family in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she met and married Dr. Stanley Rinehart. A stock market crash in 1903 wiped out their savings, and she began to publish stories to relieve their debt. This began her long career as a popular writer of mystery and romance novels, featuring intuitive storytelling, intricate plots, and suspenseful pacing; her tales were marred somewhat by coincidental occurrences and romantic complications. She served as a foreign correspondent in World War I, and her lively memoir of this period was also popular.
From the description of Mary Roberts Rinehart letter to Corliss Lamont, 1943 May 8. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 56194014
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- Authors, American
- Women authors, American
- Drama