Donald henderson clarke biography for kids

American writer and journalist

Donald Henderson Clarke (August 24, 1887 – March 27, 1958) was an American writer and journalist,^[1] known for his romantic novels, mystery fiction, and screenplays.

Biography

Clarke was born August 24, 1887, in South Hadley, Massachusetts. He studied at Harvard but was twice dismissed.

Donald Henderson was a writer, known for Female (), The Housekeeper's Daughter () and The Ghost Ship ().

Donald Henderson was a writer, known for Female (), The Housekeeper's Daughter () and The Ghost Ship ().

Donald Henderson Clarke has 51 books on Goodreads with ratings.

Biography.

Donald or Don Clarke may refer to: Donald Henderson Clarke (–), American writer and journalist; Donald Clarke (GC) (–), British recipient of.

Henderson was born in Lakewood, Ohio in His mother was a nurse and his father an engineer.

He spent his early career as a reporter, working for the New York World, The New York Times and the New York American. He started writing racy books about gangsters and women of easy vitue.^[1] His publisher, Vanguard Press, estimated he sold over 8 million books.

His book Louis Beretti (1929), about a bootlegger, was made into the film Born Reckless (1930). Impatient Virgin (1931) was also filmed as The Impatient Maiden (1932).^[2] His book Female (1933) was ruled obscene.^[1]

He died March 27, 1958, in Delray Beach, Florida.^[3]

Bibliography

Novels

• Louis Beretti