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Gwen Davenport

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Gwen Davenport
BornOctober 3, 1909 Edit this on Wikidata
Colón Edit this on Wikidata
DiedMarch 23, 2002 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 92)
Louisville Edit this on Wikidata
EducationVassar College
OccupationNovelist, playwright Edit this on Wikidata

Gwen Leys Davenport (October 3, 1909 – March 23, 2002)[1] was an American comic novelist.

Gwen Leys was born on October 3, 1909 in Colón in the Panama Canal Zone, the daughter of Vice Admiral James Farquharson Leys, a surgeon with the United States Navy, and Gwen Wigley Leys. She graduated from Vassar College in 1931. In 1937, she married stockbroker John Davenport and they settled in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. They had three children.[1][2]

She is best known for the comic novel Belvedere (1947), about a snooty English housekeeper named Lynn Belvedere who goes to work for an American family. It inspired a trio of films starring Clifton Webb - Sitting Pretty (1948), Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949), and Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951) - and a television series starring Christopher Hewett, Mr. Belvedere (1985-1990).[1][2]

Gwen Davenport died on 23 March 2002 in Louisville.[1][2]

Bibliography

  • A Stranger and Afraid, Bobbs-Merrill (New York, NY), 1943.
  • Return Engagement, Bobbs-Merrill, 1946.
  • Belvedere, Bobbs-Merrill, 1947.
  • Family Fortunes, Doubleday, 1949.
  • Candy for Breakfast, Doubleday, 1950.
  • The Bachelor's Baby, Doubleday (Garden City, NY), 1958.
  • The Tall Girl's Handbook, illustrated by Polly Bolian, Doubleday, 1959.
  • The Wax Foundation, Doubleday, 1961.
  • Great Loves in Legend and Life, F. Watts (New York, NY), 1964.
  • Time and Chance, Donald I. Fine, 1993.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Gwen Davenport." Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors, Gale, 2002. Gale In Context: Biography. Accessed 5 Oct. 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Gwen Davenport, 92, 'Belvedere' Author". New York Times. 15 Apr 2002. pp. B6.
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