Rose Franken
American dramatist
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Rose Dorothy Franken (December 28, 1895 – June 22, 1988) was an American writer and playwright best known for her Claudia stories, plus the books, plays and films, based on them.
December 28, 1895
Rose Franken | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rose Dorothy Lewin December 28, 1895 Gainesville, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | June 22, 1988 (aged 92) Tucson, Arizona U.S. |
| Occupations | Author, playwright, screenwriter |
| Known for | Claudia stories |
| Spouse(s) | Sigmund W.A. Franken (1913–1932, his death) William Brown Meloney (1905–1971) |
Early years
Born Rose Dorothy Lewin[1] in Gainesville, Texas, Franken was the youngest child of Michael and Hannah Younker Lewin. When Franken was 12, the family moved to New York; there, she attended the Ethical Culture Fieldston School. After graduation, she planned to attend Barnard College but was wed instead.[1]
Career
Franken began writing after her second child was born. The editor to whom she sent her early work liked it and asked for more, thus beginning her career as a writer.[2]
Her books included Of Great Riches (1937), Strange Victory (1939), Claudia: The Story of A Marriage (1939), and When Doctors Disagree (1940). From her novel Claudia and a Redbook magazine serial story, "Claudia and David," Franken developed a play, a radio series (Claudia),[3] and two films. These works led to a television series,[4] Claudia (1952).
In 1963, Doubleday published Franken's autobiography, When All Is Said and Done.[5]
Franken's first play was Another Language (1932), which was the basis for the film Another Language (1933). Her next play was Claudia (1941).[1]
Personal life
On September 1, 1913, she married Sigmund Walter Anthony Franken, an oral surgeon who died on December 17, 1932.[6] They had three children,[2] including physicist Peter Franken.[failed verification] On April 27, 1937, she married writer William Brown Meloney. He died on May 4, 1971.[6]
She was one of the artists and writers to visit Melrose Plantation on the Cane River in Louisiana.[7][when?][clarification needed]
Death
Selected filmography
- Claudia and David (1960) (TV movie)
- Claudia (1960) (TV movie)
- Another Language (1957) (TV movie)
- Mr. Dooley, Jnr. (1953) (TV movie)
- Another Language (1952) (TV movie)
- The Secret Heart (1946)
- Claudia and David (1943)
- Claudia (1943)
- Made for Each Other (1939)
- Beloved Enemy (1936)
- Next Time We Live (1936)
- Dante's Inferno (1935)
- Alias Mary Dow (1935)
- Storm Over the Andes (1935)
- Elinor Norton (1934)
- Another Language (1933)
