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Profile of Sophie Kerr
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Sophie Kerr |
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23rd August 1880 |
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Denton, Maryland, USA |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Sophie Kerr (1880-1965) was an author who wrote 23 novels and many poems and short stories. She grew up in Caroline County, Maryland and lived much of her adult life in New York City. In her will, she bequeathed half a million dollars to Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland to fund one promising graduating writer each year. Investing the money the past forty years has allowed the prize to grow to over $50,000 a year. It also allows the college to bring in the nation's top writers for student workshops.
Her works include:
- Blue Envelope, 1917
- The Golden Block, 1918
- The See-Saw, 1919
- Painted Meadows, 1920
- One Thing is Certain, 1922
- Mareea-Maria, 1929
- Tigers Is Only Cats, 1929
- In For a Penny, 1931
- Girl Into Woman, 1932
- Stay Out of My Life, 1934
- Miss J. Looks On, 1935
- There's Only One, 1936
- Fine to Look At, 1937
- Adventure With Women, 1938
- Curtain Going Up, 1940
- The Beautiful Woman 1941
- Michaels's Girls, 1942
- Jenny Devlin, 1943.
- Love Story Incidental, 1946
- Wife's Eye View, 1947
- As Tall As Pride, 1949
- The Man Who Knew the Date, 1951
The Sophie Kerr House still stands in her hometown of Denton, Maryland.
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