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Ross Franklin Lockridge Jr. (April 25, 1914 – March 6, 1948) was an American writer known for his novel Raintree County (1948). The novel became a bestseller and has been praised by readers and critics alike. [1] [2] Some have considered it a "Great American Novel". [3] Lockridge died by suicide at the peak of his novel's success at age 33. [4]
Raintree County is a novel by Ross Lockridge Jr. published in 1948. It tells the story of a small-town Midwestern teacher and poet named John Shawnessy, who, in his younger days before his service as a Union soldier in the Civil War, met and married a beautiful Southern belle; however, her emotional instability leads to the destruction of their marriage.
In July 1947, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer had purchased the film rights of Ross Lockridge Jr.'s unpublished manuscript for Raintree County for $150,000. Carey Wilson was immediately signed as producer, and prominent actors were considered for leading roles. In January 1948, the book was released and became a national bestseller.
Raintree County, a 1948 novel by Ross Lockridge, Jr. Raintree County (film) , a 1957 film starring Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor Topics referred to by the same term
Ross Lockridge Jr. (1914–1948), Raintree County; Patricia Lockwood (born 1982), No One Is Talking About This; Saab Lofton; Anne Logston (born 1962) Jack London (1876–1916), The Call of the Wild; Frank Belknap Long (1901–1994), The Horror from the Hills; Ki Longfellow (1944–2022), The Secret Magdalene; Anita Loos (1893–1981), Gentlemen ...
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Frances Louise Lockridge (1896–1963, US, f) Richard Lockridge (1898–1982, US, f) Ross Lockridge Jr. (1914–1948, US, f) Patricia Lockwood (born 1982, US, p/f/nf) David Lodge (born 1935, England, f/d) Oliver Lodge (1851–1940, England, nf) Thomas Lodge (c. 1558–1625, England, d/p/nf) Steinar Løding (born 1950, Norway, f)
The novel Raintree County by Ross Lockridge Jr. was published. [12] Born: Wally Foreman, sports administrator and commentator, in Kalgoorlie, Australia (d. 2006); Charlie Hough, baseball player, in Honolulu, Hawaii; Ted Lange, actor and director, in Oakland, California; Died: Mary Dimmick Harrison, 89, second wife of US President Benjamin Harrison