Gertrude Atherton

Nacimiento : 1857-10-30, San Francisco, California, USA

Muerte : 1948-06-14

Historia

From Wikipedia Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (October 30, 1857 – June 14, 1948) was a prominent and prolific American author. Many of her novels are set in her home state, California. Her best-seller Black Oxen (1923) was made into a silent movie of the same name. In addition to novels, she wrote short stories, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers on such issues as feminism, politics, and war. She was strong-willed, independent-minded, and sometimes controversial.

Películas

La mujer acusada
Author
Glenda O´Brien está viviendo una de las temporadas más felices de su vida en compañía de Jeffrey Baxter, el hombre de la que está enamorada. Su felicidad se ve amenazada con el retorno de un posesivo y violento ex-amante...
The Crystal Cup
Novel
A beautiful young girl has been raised by her bitter mother to hate all men, but her beauty means that men are constantly after her. She rejects them all, leading some to believe that she may be a lesbian. To stop those rumors, she begins a platonic relationship with a young writer, but things don't work out exactly as planned.
Don't Neglect Your Wife
Story
The wife of a prominent San Francisco doctor, feeling neglected by her husband, finds herself attracted to a young newspaper reporter. ...
The Avalanche
Novel
A woman with a gambling addiction finds that her daughter is threatened by the same tendencies.
Mrs. Balfame
Novel
Mrs. Balfame is a 1917 Mystery Drama