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Catherine Sarah Wood Marshall LeSourd (September 27, 1914 – March 18, 1983) [1] was an American author of nonfiction, inspirational, and fiction works. She was the wife of well-known minister Peter Marshall.
Catherine Elizabeth Marshall (29 April 1880 – 22 March 1961) was a suffragist and campaigner against conscription during the First World War. [2] She moved from women's votes to peace and worked in Geneva supporting the League of Nations .
Christy is a historical fiction Christian novel by American author Catherine Marshall, set in the fictional Appalachian village of Cutter Gap, Tennessee, in 1912.The novel was inspired by the work of Marshall's mother, Leonora Whitaker, who taught impoverished children in the Appalachian region when she was a young, single woman.
In Atlanta, Marshall met his future wife, Catherine Wood, then a student at Agnes Scott College.They married on November 4, 1936, and had one son, Peter John Marshall (January 21, 1940 – September 8, 2010), who followed his father into the Presbyterian clergy and ran a national ministry, Peter Marshall Ministries, from Orleans, Massachusetts.
Christy was based on the 1967 novel Christy by Catherine Marshall, the widow of Senate chaplain Peter Marshall. Inspired by the experiences of the author's mother, the novel was a bestseller in 1968, and the week following the debut of the TV movie and program saw the novel jump from #120 up to #15 on the USA Today bestseller list. [3]
A Man Called Peter is a 1955 American drama film directed by Henry Koster, and starring Richard Todd.The film is based on the life of preacher Peter Marshall, who served as Chaplain of the United States Senate and pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, D. C., before his early death.
Based on Catherine Marshall's novel Christy and the follow-up of the TV series Christy, this Pax television adaptation features Lauren Lee Smith as the 19-year-old schoolteacher who flounders and perseveres in an isolated mountain community in the early 20th century.
Katherine Marshall may refer to: Katherine Tupper Marshall (1882–1978), American actress and writer; Katherine "Kitty" Marshall (1870–1947), British suffragette; Catherine Marshall (1914–1983), American author; Catherine Marshall (suffragist) (1880–1961), women's suffrage and peace campaigner; Kathryn Marshall (born 1967), Scottish golfer