Marjorie Muir Worthington
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Marjorie Muir Worthington (1900- February 17, 1976) was an American
authoress of novel
s and short stories
.
She was born in 1900 in New York City
. She was inspired by the arts as a child, yet she studied at New York University
School of Journalism. It appears that while in New York she met and married her first husband Carlton Beecher Stetson. Her second husband was Lyman Worthington, whom she divorced in 1932.
In 1926, Worthington traveled to Paris where she joined ranks with other expatriate American artists and writers who were living there. Here she met the author William Seabrook. They often socialized with Ford Maddox Ford, Sinclair Lewis
, Gertrude Stein
, Alice B. Toklas
, Aldous Huxley
, Thomas Mann
, and Walter Duranty
while in France.
In 1932, Seabrook and Worthington went to Africa to gather background material a book he was writing. They returned to France after the trip and married in 1935 but ended up divorcing in 1941. Seabrook committed suicide
in 1945.
While traveling the world, Worthington continued her writing. She had eleven of her novels published as well as many of her short stories. These stories appeared in magazines such as Vogue, McCall's, Vanity Fair, Harper's, and Cosmopolitan. During 1950s and 1960s, she began writing biographies, three of which were published. Her last major work was her book about Seabrook which was published in 1966.
She died February 17, 1976 of cancer.
Short stories:
Novels:
Children's books:
Biographies:
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authoress of novel
Novel
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s and short stories
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
.
She was born in 1900 in New York City
New York City
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. She was inspired by the arts as a child, yet she studied at New York University
New York University
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School of Journalism. It appears that while in New York she met and married her first husband Carlton Beecher Stetson. Her second husband was Lyman Worthington, whom she divorced in 1932.
In 1926, Worthington traveled to Paris where she joined ranks with other expatriate American artists and writers who were living there. Here she met the author William Seabrook. They often socialized with Ford Maddox Ford, Sinclair Lewis
Sinclair Lewis
Harry Sinclair Lewis was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of...
, Gertrude Stein
Gertrude Stein
Gertrude Stein was an American writer, poet and art collector who spent most of her life in France.-Early life:...
, Alice B. Toklas
Alice B. Toklas
Alice B. Toklas was an American-born member of the Parisian avant-garde of the early 20th century.-Early life, relationship with Gertrude Stein:...
, Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley
Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family. Best known for his novels including Brave New World and a wide-ranging output of essays, Huxley also edited the magazine Oxford Poetry, and published short stories, poetry, travel...
, Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and 1929 Nobel Prize laureate, known for his series of highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novellas, noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and the intellectual...
, and Walter Duranty
Walter Duranty
Walter Duranty was a Liverpool-born British journalist who served as the Moscow bureau chief of the New York Times from 1922 through 1936. Duranty won a Pulitzer Prize in 1932 for a set of stories written in 1931 on the Soviet Union...
while in France.
In 1932, Seabrook and Worthington went to Africa to gather background material a book he was writing. They returned to France after the trip and married in 1935 but ended up divorcing in 1941. Seabrook committed suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
in 1945.
While traveling the world, Worthington continued her writing. She had eleven of her novels published as well as many of her short stories. These stories appeared in magazines such as Vogue, McCall's, Vanity Fair, Harper's, and Cosmopolitan. During 1950s and 1960s, she began writing biographies, three of which were published. Her last major work was her book about Seabrook which was published in 1966.
She died February 17, 1976 of cancer.
Writings
Articles:- The Red Gingham Fairy (by Erick Berry and Marjorie Worthington, McCall's, Oct. 1927
Short stories:
- At the Spa (Harper's Magazine, July 1939)
- The Green-Eyed Cat (Harper's Magazine, Feb. 1942)
- The Black Market (Collier's, Oct. 1942)
- A Lady Comes Home (Cosmopolitan, Mar. 1943)
- One Night in the Rain (Cosmopolitan, Dec. 1943)
- Perfect Daughter (McCall's, Sept. 1954)
- Forgive Us Our Debts (McCall's, Feb. 1956)
Novels:
- Spider Web (1930)
- Mrs. Taylor (1932)
- Scarlet Josephine (1933)
- Come, My Coach (1935)
- Manhattan Solo (1937)
- The House on the Park (1946)
- The Enchanted Heart (1950)
Children's books:
- Bouboukar, Child of the Sahara (1962)
Biographies:
- Miss Alcott of Concord (1958)
- The Immortal Lovers: Heloise and Abelard (1962)
- The Strange World of Willie Seabrook (1966)