La Branche, Emla

Edna St. Vincent Millay, author, was born February 22, 1892.

Her professional association with theater began when she performed with the Provincetown Playhouse. She later appeared in the first production of the Theatre Guild. In 1922 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for THE HARP WEAVER AND OTHER POEMS. In her thirty four year career, she produced six plays, an opera libretto and eleven volumes containing 500 poems. She died October 19, 1950.

During the early 1930s, Millay and Boissevain became friends with Emla La Branche and her husband George after having been neighbors and acquaintances for some time. George Michel Lucien La Branche (also known as G.M.L. La Branche) was the author of books on fly fishing. Emla La Branche began collecting correspondence received from Ms. Millay and Mr. Boissevain as early as 1926. Particularly during and after World War II, Mrs. La Branche also received correspondence from various relatives of Mr. Boissevain, who was born in the Netherlands. After St. Vincent Millay's death, Emla La Branche actively participated in the organization of memorials to the poet, and in the efforts to collect and preserve her letters and memoirs.

From the description of Correspondence with Edna St. Vincent Millay and Eugen Boissevain, 1926-1950. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122607985

Edna St. Vincent Millay, author, was born February 22, 1892. In 1917 her first volume of poetry was published. Her professional association with theater began when she performed with the Provincetown Playhouse. She later appeared in the first production of the Theatre Guild. In 1923 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for The Harp Weaver and Other Poems, and that same year married Eugen [also known as Ugin or Eugene] Boissevain. In her thirty-four year career she produced six plays, an opera libretto, and eleven volumes containing 500 poems. She died on October 19, 1950.

During the early 1930's, Millay and Boissevain became friends with Emla La Branche and her husband George after having been neighbors and acquaintances for some time. George Michel Lucien La Branche (also known as G.M.L. La Branche) was the author of books on fly fishing. Emla La Branche began collecting correspondence received from Ms. Millay and Mr. Boissevain as early as 1926. Particularly during and after World War II, Mrs. La Branche also received correspondence from various relatives of Mr. Boissevain, who was born in the Netherlands. After St. Vincent Millay's death, Emla La Branche actively participated in the organization of memorials to the poet, and in the efforts to collect and preserve her letters and memoirs.

From the guide to the Correspondence with Edna St. Vincent Millay and Eugen Boissevain, 1926-1950, (The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.)