Gertrude Atherton

Gertrude Atherton
BornGertrude Franklin Horn
(1857-10-30)October 30, 1857
San Francisco, California, US
DiedJune 14, 1948(1948-06-14) (aged 90)
San Francisco
Pen nameAsmodeus, Frank Lin
OccupationNovelist and short story writer.
Alma materD. Litt., Mills College
LL.D., University of California
Notable awardsInternational Academy of Letters and Sciences of Italy (Gold Medal)
Legion of Honor honorary member, 1925
American Academy of Arts and Letters, 1938
Spouse
George H. B. Atherton
(m. 1876; died 1887)

Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (October 30, 1857 – June 14, 1948) was an American writer.[1] Many of her novels are set in her home state of California. Her bestselling novel 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.

  1. ^ Paterson, Isabel, "Gertrude Atherton: A Personality" 'The Bookman, New York, February 1924, (pgs. 632-636)