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Kahlil Gibran, Portrait of Charlotte Teller,
c. 1911 | |
| Born | Charlotte Rose Teller March 3, 1876 |
| Died | December 30, 1953 (aged 77) |
| Other names | John Brangwyn |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouses | Frank Minitree Johnson (m. 1902; div.)
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[2] Gilbert Julius Hirsch (m. Oct. 14, 1912; [1] died May 3, 1926) |
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Charlotte Rose Teller, later Hirsch (March 3, 1876 – December 30, 1953), [2] also using the pen name John Brangwyn, was an American writer and socialist active in New York City. [1] [3] She graduated in 1899 from the University of Chicago (BA). [1] [2] Her book The Cage was published in 1907. Mark Twain had offered to endorse it "in the form of a letter to the actress Maude Adams". [1] Mary Haskell introduced Teller and Kahlil Gibran to each other in January 1908. [3]
Charlotte Teller came from an eminent Colorado family. Her father, James [Harvey] [2] Teller, later rose to become the Attorney-General of the state, while her uncle, Henry Teller, was a famous and respected Senator. [3]
Her marriage to Frank Minitree Johnson ended in a divorce. On October 14, 1912, she married Gilbert Julius Hirsch (December 16, 1886 – May 3, 1926); they had a son, Richard, born September 12, 1914.
References
- ^ a b c d e Twain, Mark (2013). Autobiography of Mark Twain. Univ of California Press. p. 564. ISBN 9780520272781.
- ^ a b c d Kaser, James A. (2011). The Chicago of Fiction: A Resource Guide. The Scarecrow Press. p. 501. ISBN 9780810877245.
- ^ a b c Waterfield, Robin. Prophet: The Life and Times of Kahlil Gibran.
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Kahlil Gibran, Portrait of Charlotte Teller,
c. 1911 | |
| Born | Charlotte Rose Teller March 3, 1876 |
| Died | December 30, 1953 (aged 77) |
| Other names | John Brangwyn |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouses | Frank Minitree Johnson (m. 1902; div.)
[1]
[2] Gilbert Julius Hirsch (m. Oct. 14, 1912; [1] died May 3, 1926) |
| Parents |
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Charlotte Rose Teller, later Hirsch (March 3, 1876 – December 30, 1953), [2] also using the pen name John Brangwyn, was an American writer and socialist active in New York City. [1] [3] She graduated in 1899 from the University of Chicago (BA). [1] [2] Her book The Cage was published in 1907. Mark Twain had offered to endorse it "in the form of a letter to the actress Maude Adams". [1] Mary Haskell introduced Teller and Kahlil Gibran to each other in January 1908. [3]
Charlotte Teller came from an eminent Colorado family. Her father, James [Harvey] [2] Teller, later rose to become the Attorney-General of the state, while her uncle, Henry Teller, was a famous and respected Senator. [3]
Her marriage to Frank Minitree Johnson ended in a divorce. On October 14, 1912, she married Gilbert Julius Hirsch (December 16, 1886 – May 3, 1926); they had a son, Richard, born September 12, 1914.
References
- ^ a b c d e Twain, Mark (2013). Autobiography of Mark Twain. Univ of California Press. p. 564. ISBN 9780520272781.
- ^ a b c d Kaser, James A. (2011). The Chicago of Fiction: A Resource Guide. The Scarecrow Press. p. 501. ISBN 9780810877245.
- ^ a b c Waterfield, Robin. Prophet: The Life and Times of Kahlil Gibran.
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