Kate Langley Bosher
Kate Langley Bosher | |
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| Born | February 1, 1865 |
| Died | July 27, 1932 (aged 67) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse | Charles Gideon Bosher |
Kate Langley Bosher (February 1, 1865 – July 27, 1932) was an American novelist from Virginia, best known for her novels Mary Cary (1910) and Miss Gibbie Gault (1911).[1]
Bosher was born in Norfolk, Virginia to Charles H. and Portia V. Langley in 1865. She graduated from the Norfolk College for Young Ladies in 1882 and married Charles Gideon Bosher in 1887. She was an "ardent suffragist", actively involved in relief work during World War I, and also worked for orphans' welfare.[1]
Mary Cary was adapted to film in the 1921 silent feature Nobody's Kid starring Mae Marsh (as Mary), Kathleen Kirkham, and Anne Schaefer.
Bosher died in Norfolk on July 27, 1932, less than a year after her husband, and buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia. They did not have any children.[2]
The 2006 reference work Southern Writers: A New Biographical Dictionary describes Bosher's work as "sentimental and romantic; her characters are lively and their adventures amusing."[2]
Bibliography
- Bobbie (1899) (under pseudonym Kate Cairns)
- When Love Is Love (1904)[3]
- Mary Cary, Frequently Martha (1910)
- Miss Gibbie Gault (1911) (sequel to Mary Cary)[4]
- The House of Happiness (1912)
- The Man in Lonely Land (1913)
- How It Happened (1914)
- People Like That (1916)
- Kitty Canary (1918)
- His Friend, Miss McFarlane (1919)
References
- ^ a b (29 July 1932). Mrs. Kate Bosher, Author, Dies at 67; Widely Known Virginia Writer Published "Mary Cary" and "Gibbie Gault", The New York Times (Associated Press story)
- ^ a b Flora, Joseph M. & Ambel Vogel (eds.) Southern Writers: A New Biographical Dictionary, p. 36 (2006)
- ^ (31 January 1904). A Glance Here and There At The Books of the Day, Richmond Times-Dispatch
- ^ (18 July 1911). New Books By Popular Writers - Including Sequels to "Mary Cary" and "The Rose of Old St. Louis", The New York Times
External links
- Works by Kate Langley Bosher at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Kate Langley Bosher at Internet Archive
- Works by Kate Langley Bosher at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Kate Langley Bosher at IMDb
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