Lillian de la Torre and George S. McCue

Lillian de la Torre Bueno McCue was born in Manhattan, New York. She graduated from New Rochelle College and earned her master's degrees from Columbia and Harvard-Radcliffe, then taught high school English. As an author she wrote historical mysteries both fictional and nonfictional under the pen name Lillian de la Torre. George McCue and Lillian de la Torre McCue were married for 52 years before he passed away in 1984. Lillian passed away in 1993. George McCue was a professor of English at Colorado College in Colorado Springs. An article about them is available here.

From the guide to the De La Torre-McCue Collection (MS 11), 1934-1987, 1951-1961, (University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries. Special Collections Dept.)