Maureen Daly
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Maureen Daly was an American
author best known for her novel
Seventeenth Summer
(1942), one of the first to target a teenage audience.
She was born in County Tyrone
, Ulster
, Ireland
in 1921 and grew up in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
, U.S
.
Daly won an O. Henry Award
for her short story, Sixteen, while still at high school. Seventeenth Summer
was written before she turned twenty. By 1982, it had gone into 45 hardback editions.
She was one of what Time Magazine referred to as "the celebrated Daly sisters," four sisters who were known for their writing and work in, journalism, fashion and advertising. In 1947 she married mystery and crime thriller writer William P. McGivern
. They co-wrote “Mention My Name in Mombasa; the Unscheduled Adventures of an American Family Abroad,” which covered their times and adventures living oversees, including Africa, Torremolinos
, Spain and Dublin and a visit to her birthplace, Castlecaulfield
.
Daly also worked as a journalist on papers and magazines including the Chicago Tribune
, Ladies' Home Journal
and The Saturday Evening Post
. She later wrote a food column in the Palm Springs
Desert Sun. She was awarded the American Freedom Foundation Medal in 1952.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
author best known for her novel
Seventeenth Summer
Seventeenth Summer
Seventeenth Summer is a novel written by Maureen Daly and published in 1942. Daly was born in Ireland but grew up in Wisconsin. Before writing Seventeenth Summer she wrote a short story entitled "Sixteen". Daly began writing the novel when she was 17. After graduation from high school Daly attended...
(1942), one of the first to target a teenage audience.
She was born in County Tyrone
County Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
, Ulster
Ulster
Ulster is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the north of the island. In ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
in 1921 and grew up in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Fond du Lac is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The name is French for bottom of the lake, for it is located at the bottom of Lake Winnebago. The population was 42,203 at the 2000 census...
, U.S
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Daly won an O. Henry Award
O. Henry Award
The O. Henry Award is the only yearly award given to short stories of exceptional merit. The award is named after the American master of the form, O. Henry....
for her short story, Sixteen, while still at high school. Seventeenth Summer
Seventeenth Summer
Seventeenth Summer is a novel written by Maureen Daly and published in 1942. Daly was born in Ireland but grew up in Wisconsin. Before writing Seventeenth Summer she wrote a short story entitled "Sixteen". Daly began writing the novel when she was 17. After graduation from high school Daly attended...
was written before she turned twenty. By 1982, it had gone into 45 hardback editions.
She was one of what Time Magazine referred to as "the celebrated Daly sisters," four sisters who were known for their writing and work in, journalism, fashion and advertising. In 1947 she married mystery and crime thriller writer William P. McGivern
William P. McGivern
William Peter McGivern was an American novelist and television scriptwriter. He published more than 20 novels, mostly mysteries and crime thrillers, some under the pseudonym Bill Peters...
. They co-wrote “Mention My Name in Mombasa; the Unscheduled Adventures of an American Family Abroad,” which covered their times and adventures living oversees, including Africa, Torremolinos
Torremolinos
Torremolinos is a municipality on the Costa del Sol of the Mediterranean, immediately to the west of the city of Málaga, in the province of Málaga in the autonomous region of Andalusia in southern Spain...
, Spain and Dublin and a visit to her birthplace, Castlecaulfield
Castlecaulfield
Castlecaulfield is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies about three kilometres west of Dungannon and is part of the Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council area. The village is mostly within the townland of Drumreany, although part of it extends into Lismonaghan....
.
Daly also worked as a journalist on papers and magazines including the Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
, Ladies' Home Journal
Ladies' Home Journal
Ladies' Home Journal is an American magazine which first appeared on February 16, 1883, and eventually became one of the leading women's magazines of the 20th century in the United States...
and The Saturday Evening Post
The Saturday Evening Post
The Saturday Evening Post is a bimonthly American magazine. It was published weekly under this title from 1897 until 1969, and quarterly and then bimonthly from 1971.-History:...
. She later wrote a food column in the Palm Springs
Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately 37 miles east of San Bernardino, 111 miles east of Los Angeles and 136 miles northeast of San Diego...
Desert Sun. She was awarded the American Freedom Foundation Medal in 1952.
Other works
- Sixteen and Other Stories" in 1961, "The Ginger Horse (1964)
- Small War of Sergeant Donkey (1966)
- Mention My Name in Mombasa (co-written with her husband, Bill McGivernWilliam P. McGivernWilliam Peter McGivern was an American novelist and television scriptwriter. He published more than 20 novels, mostly mysteries and crime thrillers, some under the pseudonym Bill Peters...
)