Louise Forsslund (March 13, 1873 - May 2, 1910) was the pen name of American author Mary Louise Foster, who wrote a number of short stories and novels in the first decade of the 20th century. Forsslund was her father's surname before he Americanized it to Foster,[1] and she incorporated some of his many experiences into her stories.[2]
Louise Forsslund | |
|---|---|
 Louise Forsslund circa 1909 | |
| Born | 1873 |
| Died | May 2, 1910 |
| Occupation | Author |
Her short stories appeared in publications including the Ladies' Home Journal, The Century Magazine, and Tom Watson's Magazine.[3]
Her last novel, Old Lady Number 31, was turned into a play in 1916-17 and the silent film Old Lady 31 in 1920.[4]
She was a native of Sayville, New York, and died on May 2, 1910, in nearby Brentwood, New York.[5] She married Charles Carey Waddell in 1906,[6] who authored The Van Suyden Sapphires under the name Charles Carey.[7]
Selected bibliography
edit- The Story of Sarah (1901)
- The Ship of Dreams (1902)
- Old Lady Number 31 (1909)
References
edit- ^ Lee, Elizabeth (3 May 1903). Lousie Forsslund, Novelist, Los Angeles Herald
- ^ (3 February 1907). Andrew W. Foster (obituary), The New York Times
- ^ Writers of the Day, The Writer (May 1906), p. 72-73
- ^ (3 May 1910). Louise Forsslund (obituary), The New York Times
- ^ (6 May 1910). Louise Forsslund - Sayville's Authoress Died Suddenly on Monday Morning[permanent dead link], Suffolk County News
- ^ Chronicle and Comment, The Bookman (New York), April 1909, pp. 118-20
- ^ (27 March 1909). Among the Authors, The New York Times
