Iris Pavey Gilmore
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Iris Pavey Gilmore (1900-1982) was an American writer. She wrote both non-fiction for adults and juveniles. She had a particular interest in Colorado history.
Iris Pavey Gilmore was born in Villa Ridge, Illinois, in 1900, the daughter of C. W. B. Pavey.[1] She was educated at Schuster-Martin Dramatic School, in Cincinnati, Ohio, founded by an aunt of the actor Tyrone Power.[1] She received a B.A. in education and drama in 1921 and an M.A. in 1944 from the University of Denver.[2]
Career
Gilmore was a dramatic teacher and director. During the 1920s and 1930s, she worked as the dramatic director of the KOA Radio Station in Denver.[2] Gilmore also taught music at the Lamont School of Music.[1] Other projects included working with children’s theater and dance in Denver and teaching speech and English at the University of Denver.[2]
She was a member of the National Altrusa Club, the Sigma Alpha Lata (the National Music Fraternity), P.E.O. Sisterhood.[1]
She co-authored most of her works with Marian Huxoll Talmadge. In 1946 she wrote the screenplay for "Chautauqua, a saga of America" with Talmadge.[3] In 1949, with Talmadge and Alan Swallow, she co-edited the "Anthology for basic communication", published by the University of Denver Press.[4] In 1956 she won the Dodd-Mead Boy's Life prize for the book "Pony Express Boy", co-authored with Talmadge.[5] In 1958, always with Talmadge, she wrote "Wings of Tomorrow", about cadet life at the United States Air Force Academy.[6]
She wrote several non-fiction books for juveniles and on the history of Colorado.[2]
