Gwen Bristow

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Gwen Bristow (born September 16, 1903 in Marion , South Carolina , † August 17, 1980 in New Orleans , Louisiana ) was an American writer and journalist.

Life

Gwen Bristow's father was a pastor. Bristow attended the public school for journalism and began writing for the local newspaper as a student. After graduating from Columbia University , she worked as a journalist, reporter and editor for several literary magazines. She lived in Beverly Hills with her husband . She later moved to New Orleans and reported for The Times-Picayune newspaper .

Her husband, the screenwriter Bruce Manning , inspired her to write. Bristow's first novel was published in 1929. Her work Californian Symphony , composed in 1950 , became an international bestseller and was made into a film under the direction of Joseph Kane four years after its publication . The three volumes Deep South , The Noble Road and On the Shore of Fame are also known as the "Lousiana Trilogy". For her complete work, Gwen Bristow was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame in 1989 .

Works (selection)

  • All gold on earth (Calico Palace) . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1979, ISBN 3-499-11590-5 .
  • Celia , also Celia Garth , Heyne, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-453-04563-7 .
  • Californian Symphony (Jubilee Trail) , Heyne, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-453-04166-6 .
  • Tiefer South (Deep Summer) , Heyne, Munich 1987, ISBN 3-453-02098-7 .
  • Die noble Straße (The Handsome Road) , Knaur, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-426-03044-6 .
  • Am Ufer des Ruhmes (The Side of Glory) , Schneekluth, Munich 1979.
  • Melody of passion (Golden dreams) . Schneekluth, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-7951-1181-1 .
  • Tomorrow is forever (Tomorrow Is Forever) , Heyne, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-453-01981-4 .
  • The invisible hosts (The Invisible Host) , along with Bruce Manning, Heyne, Munich 1988, ISBN 3-453-03275-6

literature

  • Billie J. Theriot: Gwen Bristow. A biography with criticism of her "Plantation Trilogy" . Dissertation, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Lo. 1994.
  • Gero von Wilpert : Lexicon of world literature. Biographical and bibliographical concise dictionary based on authors and anonymous works . Kröner, Stuttgart 1963, p. 208.

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  1. ↑ http://www.buechereule.de/wbb2/thread.php?threadid=8472

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personal data
SURNAME Bristow, Gwen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH September 16, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Marion , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH 17th August 1980
Place of death New Orleans , Louisiana