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Elinor Morton Wylie (September 7, 1885 – December 16, 1928) was an American poet and novelist popular in the 1920s and 1930s. "She was famous during her life almost as much for her ethereal beauty and personality as for her melodious, sensuous poetry."
Triana was laid down on 27 December 1943, under a Maritime Commission contract, MC hull No. 2559, as the Liberty ship SS Elinor Wylie, by California Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California, for the McCormick Steamship Lines; launched on 24 January 1944; sponsored by Mrs. William O'Brien; renamed Triana on 21 May 1945; acquired by the Navy from the War Shipping ...
Ida Alexa Ross Wylie (16 March 1885 – 4 November 1959), known by her pen name I.A.R. Wylie, was an Australian-British-American novelist, screenwriter, short story writer, poet, and suffragette sympathiser who was honoured by the journalistic and literary establishments of her time, and received international recognition for her works.
The play title is taken from a line in Elinor Wylie's poem "Let No Charitable Hope." The play follows what Williams described as a "nightmarish", “extremely funny,” and “bizarre as hell” story involving the kidnapping of the rich southerner Babe Foxworth by a nefarious corporation. [3]
1885 - Elinor Wylie, American writer born; 1887 - Edith Sitwell, English poet born; 1900 - Taylor Caldwell, American author born; 1962 - Karen Blixen, Danish author died; 1962 - Jennifer Egan, American writer born; 1994 - James Clavell, Australian-born American author died
Charles Wylie (astronomer) (1886–1976), born in Ida Kansas on June 18, 1886, and died in Cedar Rapids Iowa in April 1976; Donovan Wylie (born 1971), Irish photographer from Northern Ireland; Drew Wylie, Irish Gaelic footballer; Duane Wylie (born 1950), former Canadian ice hockey center; Elinor Wylie (1885–1928), American poet and novelist
The Sennett Bathing Beauties appeared in Mack Sennett comedy short subjects, in promotional material, and in promotional events such as Venice Beach beauty contests from c. 1915 to 1928. Beginning in 1915, [ 1 ] the original trio assembled by Sennett consisted of Evelyn Lynn, Cecile Evans, and Marie Prevost . [ 2 ]
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: The Intimate Diary of a Professional Lady [a] (1925) is a comic novel written by American author Anita Loos.The story follows the dalliances of a young blonde gold-digger and flapper named Lorelei Lee during "the bathtub-gin era of American history."