Dorothy Donnell Calhoun (died December 2, 1963) was a writer and a magazine editor. [1]
Born in Maine, her parents were magazine writers and her sister Rachel became a medical doctor. [2] Calhoun graduated from Smith College and later married Harold Calhoun, a New York City lawyer. [3] [1]
Calhoun was the West Coast editor for Motion Picture Magazine and its sister publication Motion Picture Classic from 1927 to 1935. [1] [4] Later, she worked as an assistant to Frances Perkins, the Secretary of Labor under President Franklin Roosevelt, where she produced radio programs. As a writer, Calhoun wrote short stories, including the collection titled "Blue Gingham Folks". [1] She also wrote children's stories and plays and published letters about her travels. [5] [1] She was also involved in the film world writing for publications and selling her work to be adapted to film. [6] She worked on a screenplay for Richard Krebs and was a writer for "Sh Don't Wake the Baby", the 1915 film starring Dorothy Phillips. [7]
Dorothy Donnell Calhoun (died December 2, 1963) was a writer and a magazine editor. [1]
Born in Maine, her parents were magazine writers and her sister Rachel became a medical doctor. [2] Calhoun graduated from Smith College and later married Harold Calhoun, a New York City lawyer. [3] [1]
Calhoun was the West Coast editor for Motion Picture Magazine and its sister publication Motion Picture Classic from 1927 to 1935. [1] [4] Later, she worked as an assistant to Frances Perkins, the Secretary of Labor under President Franklin Roosevelt, where she produced radio programs. As a writer, Calhoun wrote short stories, including the collection titled "Blue Gingham Folks". [1] She also wrote children's stories and plays and published letters about her travels. [5] [1] She was also involved in the film world writing for publications and selling her work to be adapted to film. [6] She worked on a screenplay for Richard Krebs and was a writer for "Sh Don't Wake the Baby", the 1915 film starring Dorothy Phillips. [7]