Alec Rackowe
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American writer Alec Rackowe (1897–1991) was a prolific author of romance and women's fiction who published numerous novels and short stories during the mid-twentieth century, including A Stylish Marriage (1948),[1] My Lord America (1950) and All the Millionaires (1967).[2] His works, many of which were marketed to female audiences, appeared in the magazines Redbook,[3] Collier’s, Woman, Ladies’ Home Journal,[4] McCall’s, Maclean's,[5] The Saturday Evening Post,[6] and Good Housekeeping, among others.
Life
[edit]Alexander Daudet Rackowe was born in 1897, the son of Lithuanian playwright Nahum Rakov.[7] Rackowe died in 1991 at age 94.
Bibliography
[edit]Novels
[edit]- A Stylish Marriage (1948)
- My Lord America (1950)
- All the Millionaires (1967)
Short stories
[edit]- "Just Johnny Porter"[8]
- "Don't Telegraph--Write!" (1936)[3]
- "Inoculation" (1942)[9]
- "Perfectly Normal" (1944)[10]
- "--and a Hank of Hair" (1944)[11]
- "I'm the Girl" (1945)[12]
- "It Takes Two" (1947)[13]
- "A Dog for Paula" (1947)[14]
- "A Different Woman" (1948)[15]
- "Window at East's" (1949)[16]
- "A Place for Children" (1949)[17]
- "Take me to Hollywood" (1953, illustrated by Coby Whitmore)[6]
Film
[edit]- No Time to Marry (1938, credited as "Contract Writer")[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ Rackowe, Alec (1967). All the millionaires. Internet Archive. New York, Macmillan.
- ^ a b Redbook v068 n02 [1936-12]. December 1936.
- ^ "1946 LADIES HOME JOURNAL Magazine - April | #154021337". Worthpoint. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ "Maclean's | Search results for: alec rackowe". Maclean's | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ a b "COBY WHITMORE Im going to be a star Ill do anything to get u". catalogue.swanngalleries.com. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ Studio, Familiar (2022-08-25). "London - New York, or The Great…". Digital Yiddish Theatre Project. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ Carter, Pruett. "Just Johnny Porter by Alec Rackowe".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ RACKOWE, ALEC. "Inoculation | Maclean's | FEBRUARY 1 1942". Maclean's | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ RACKOWE, ALEC. "Perfectly Normal | Maclean's | JULY 1, 1944". Maclean's | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ RACKOWE, ALEC. "—And a Hank of Hair | Maclean's | MARCH 1, 1944". Maclean's | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ RACKOWE, ALEC. "I'm the Girl | Maclean's | December 1, 1945". Maclean's | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ RACKOWE, ALEC. "IT TAKES TWO | Maclean's | October 15, 1947". Maclean's | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ RACKOWE, ALEC. "DOG FOR PAULA | Maclean's | MARCH 1, 1947". Maclean's | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ RACKOWE, ALEC. "A DIFFERENT WOMAN | Maclean's | March 15, 1948". Maclean's | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ RACKOWE, ALEC. "Window At East's | Maclean's | June 1, 1949". Maclean's | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ RACKOWE, ALEC. "A PLACE FOR CHILDREN | Maclean's | April 1, 1949". Maclean's | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ "Alec Rackowe". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2022-08-25.