Elinor Glyn | |
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![]() Elinor Glyn, United States | |
Born | Elinor Sutherland 17 October 1864 Jersey, Channel Islands, U.K. |
Died | 23 September 1943 Chelsea, London, U.K. | (aged 78)
Pen name | Elinor Glyn |
Occupation | Novelist and scriptwriter |
Language | English |
Period | 1900–1940 |
Genre | Romance fiction |
Literary movement | Modernism |
Notable works | Beyond the Rocks, Three Weeks, The Visits of Elizabeth |
Spouse |
Clayton Louis Glyn
(m. 1892; died 1915) |
Children | 2, including Juliet |
Relatives | Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon (sister) Sir Edward Rae Davson, 1st Baronet (son-in-law) Sir Rhys Rhys-Williams, 1st Baronet (son-in-law) Sir Brandon Rhys-Williams, 2nd Baronet (grandson) |
Elinor Glyn (née Sutherland; 17 October 1864 – 23 September 1943) was a British novelist and scriptwriter who specialised in romantic fiction, which was considered scandalous for its time, although her works are relatively tame by modern standards. She popularized the concept of the it-girl, and had tremendous influence on early 20th-century popular culture and, possibly, on the careers of notable Hollywood stars such as Rudolph Valentino, Gloria Swanson and, especially, Clara Bow.