Clarissa Fairchild Cushman
Clarissa Fairchild Cushman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Clarissa White Fairchild 13 January 1889 USA |
| Died | 18 February 1980 (aged 91) Virginia, USA |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Notable works | Young Widow |
| Spouse | Robert Eugene Cushman |
Clarissa Fairchild Cushman (13 Jan 1889 – 18 Feb 1980) was an American author, best known for Young Widow which was turned into a movie starring Jane Russell. She won the Mary Roberts Rinehart Mystery Novel Prize for I Wanted to Murder.[1]
Personal life
She was a member of the Fairchild family. She attended Oberlin College.[2] She married Robert Eugene Cushman in 1916.[2][3]
Works
- The new poor (1928)
- The bright hill (1936)[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
- Judith/But for her Garden (1936)
- The side of regret (1938)[11]
- I wanted to murder (1941)[12]
- Young widow (1945)
- The glass barracks[13]
References
- ^ "Books and Authors". New York Times. 31 March 1940.
- ^ a b "Novelist Clarissa Cushman dies". Ithaca Journal. 22 February 1980.
- ^ "Robert Eugene Cushman".
- ^ Cushman, Clarissa Fairchild (10 May 1938). ""The bright hill"". Daytona Beach Morning Journal.
- ^ Cushman, Clarissa Fairchild (29 June 1938). ""The bright hill"". Daytona Beach Morning Journal.
- ^ Cushman, Clarissa Fairchild (30 June 1938). ""The bright hill"". Daytona Beach Morning Journal.
- ^ Cushman, Clarissa Fairchild (28 June 1938). ""The bright hill"". Daytona Beach Morning Journal.
- ^ Cushman, Clarissa Fairchild (25 May 1938). ""The bright hill"". Daytona Beach Morning Journal.
- ^ Cushman, Clarissa Fairchild (4 June 1938). ""The bright hill"". Daytona Beach Morning Journal.
- ^ Cushman, Clarissa Fairchild (22 June 1938). ""The bright hill"". Daytona Beach Morning Journal.
- ^ "Love on the Campus". Montreal Gazette. 24 July 1937.
- ^ "Blood & Thunder". Montreal Gazette. 15 February 1941.
- ^ Watts, Sybil (27 May 1950). "Housing project". Windsor Daily Star.