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Elinor Glyn
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British novelist and scriptwriter (1864-1943)
Film & TV
Jersey, Channel Islands, UK
Elinor Glyn 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.
Known for
- Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess2012
- Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl — Self - Author of 'It' (archive footage)1999
- Knowing Men — Herself (Prologue)1930
- Show People — Self (uncredited)1928
- It — Madame Elinor Glyn1927
- The World's a Stage — Self - in Prologue (uncredited)1922
- The Affairs of Anatol — Bridge Player1921
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Key facts
- Born
- Elinor Sutherland , ( 1864-10-17 ) 17 October 1864, Jersey , Channel Islands , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Died
- 23 September 1943 (1943-09-23) (aged 78), Chelsea, London , England, United Kingdom
- 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 ( married</span>"}]]}'>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)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Sutherland
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Saint Helier
- Place of death
- London
- Child
- Juliet Rhys-Williams
- Sibling
- Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- British English
- Hair colour
- red hair
- Image
- Elinor Glyn 02.jpg
- Residence
- Jersey
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- Commons category
- Elinor Glyn
- date of birth
- 1864-00-00
- date of death
- 1943-00-00
- birth name
- Elinor Sutherland
- unmarried partner
- George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
- pseudonym
- Elinor Glyn
- writing language
- British English
- ethnic group
- English people
- place of burial
- Golders Green Crematorium
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early life and family background
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