Brush, Katharine, 1902-1952

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From the description of Typewritten letter signed : [n.p.], to Arthur William Brown, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270539299

Katharine Brush (1902–1952), the author of short stories, novels, articles, and screenplays, was born Katharine Ingham, in Middletown, Connecticut, to Charles Samuel and Clara Louis Ingham, and raised in South Byfield, Massachusetts. Brush began writing fiction in 1923 and won recognition with the novels Young Man of Manhattan (1930) and Red-Headed Woman (1931). Other works include a short story collection, Night Club (1929), and a semi-autobiographical novel, This Is on Me (1940). She married twice, in 1920 to Thomas Stewart Brush, the owner of a chain of newspapers in Ohio, and in 1929 to Hubert Charles Winan.

Biographical information taken from New York Times (1923-Current file) ; Jun 11, 1952; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851-2007), pg. 29 (accessed 9 May 2011).

From the guide to the Katharine Brush papers, 1942-1956, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)

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referencedIn Manny, Frank Addison, 1868-1954. Papers, 1890-1955 Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Brush, Katharine, 1902-1952. Letter to Lola Kovener, 1938. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Brush, Katharine, 1902-1952. The red-headed woman : mimeograph copy of typescript, 1931 Nov. 19. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Brush, Katharine, 1902-1952. Letters, Katharine Brush, 1930-1939, and n.d. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Brush, Katherine. Typewritten letter signed : [n.p.], to Arthur William Brown, [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Katharine Brush papers, 1942-1956 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Katharine Brush letter, 1928 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Screenplays written for Jean Harlow, 1931-1936. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Manny, Frank Addison, 1868-1954. Frank Addison Manny papers, 1890-1955. Bentley Historical Library
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associatedWith Brown, Arthur William, 1881-1960, person
associatedWith Burden, Carter, person
associatedWith Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940. person
associatedWith Kovener, Lola L., person
associatedWith Manny, Frank Addison, 1868-1954. person
associatedWith Meredyth, Bess. person
associatedWith Selden, Carl L., person
associatedWith Sullivan, C. Gardner, 1884-1965. person
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Birth 1902-08-15

Death 1952-06-10

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