Aurania Rouverol
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BornAurania Ellerbeck
August 13, 1886
Utah
August 13, 1886
Utah
DiedJune 23, 1955 (aged 68)
Palo Alto, California
Palo Alto, California
OccupationPlaywright
SpouseJoseph Augustas Rouverol
Aurania Rouverol | |
|---|---|
| Born | Aurania Ellerbeck August 13, 1886 Utah |
| Died | June 23, 1955 (aged 68) Palo Alto, California |
| Occupation | Playwright |
| Spouse | Joseph Augustas Rouverol |
| Children | Jean Rouverol |
Aurania Rouverol (née Ellerbeck; August 13, 1886 – June 23, 1955) was an American writer best known for her play Skidding, in which she created Andy Hardy and his family,[1] who were turned into a popular series of sixteen movies from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Aurania Ellerbeck was born, the 22nd baby,[2] in Utah to Thomas Witten Ellerbeck, one of the chief clerks of Brigham Young.[3] She went to Stanford University[4][5][6] and studied playwriting at Radcliffe. She worked as an actress on stage.[7]
She died in Palo Alto, California, aged 68 years.[8]
She married Joseph Augustas Rouverol (Rouveyrol[9]) in 1946[10] and was the mother of actress and author Jean Rouverol (1916–2017).[11]
