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Alice Hegan Rice, also known as Alice Caldwell Hegan, (January 11, 1870 – February 10, 1942) was an American
Several of Rice's earlier works were translated into German, French, Danish, and Swedish, and three (''Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch'', ''Mr. Opp'', and ''A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill'') were dramatized. Alice married Cale Young Rice, a poet and playwright, on December 18, 1902. They spent most of their life traveling the world and becoming known in the literary scenes of New York and London. She later became a part of a social movement that would help improve the working and living conditions of the poor, which would bring her to helping found the Cabbage Patch Settlement House in Louisville in 1910. After living a life full of helping and writing about others, she died on February 10, 1942, at her home in Louisville, Kentucky. She was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville.
Guide to the Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice letters, 1925–1929; undated
housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center *
Alice Hegan Rice in The Literature Network
Alice Hegan Rice in "Old Louisville in Literature
* * * * * * - Brief biographical information * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rice, Alice Hegan 20th-century American novelists American women novelists Writers from Louisville, Kentucky 1870 births 1942 deaths Burials at Cave Hill Cemetery 20th-century American women writers People from Shelbyville, Kentucky American women short story writers 20th-century American short story writers Novelists from Kentucky
novelist
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. Her 1901 novel '' Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch'' became a play and four films.
Biography
Alice Caldwell Hegan was born on January 11, 1870, inShelbyville, Kentucky
Shelbyville is a list of Kentucky cities, home rule-class city in and the county seat of Shelby County, Kentucky, Shelby County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 17,282 at the 2020 census.
History
Early history
The town of Shelbyville ...
, to Samuel Watson Hegan and Sallie P. Hegan. As a child, she would entertain her family members with creative stories that she came up with on the spot. When she was in school, writing was her strongest subject. She had a submission that was published by the newspaper at the age of 15.
Rice had a relatively privileged upbringing, but her views on life changed when she went to a mission for Sunday School that was in a slum in Louisville called the "Cabbage Patch". The mission was interrupted by a group of troublesome boys, but luckily Rice was able to defuse the situation by enticing them with a story she just read. For the rest of the mission she continued to tell them crazy stories about gangsters and pirates. This experience introduced her to the world of poverty and the underprivileged. She would later use this new-found knowledge to influence her most widely known novel, '' Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch''.
Several of Rice's earlier works were translated into German, French, Danish, and Swedish, and three (''Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch'', ''Mr. Opp'', and ''A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill'') were dramatized. Alice married Cale Young Rice, a poet and playwright, on December 18, 1902. They spent most of their life traveling the world and becoming known in the literary scenes of New York and London. She later became a part of a social movement that would help improve the working and living conditions of the poor, which would bring her to helping found the Cabbage Patch Settlement House in Louisville in 1910. After living a life full of helping and writing about others, she died on February 10, 1942, at her home in Louisville, Kentucky. She was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville.
List of works
The following 20 books are attributed to Rice: * '' Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch'' (1901) * ''Lovey Mary'' (1903) * '' Sandy'' (1905) * ''Captain June'' (1907) * ''Mr. Opp'' (1909) * ''A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill'' (1912) * ''The Honorable Percival'' (1914) * ''Calvary Alley'' (1917) * ''Miss Mink's Soldier and Other Stories'' (1918) * ''Turn About Tales'' (with Cale Young Rice) (1920) * ''Quin'' (1921) * ''Winners and Losers'' (with Cale Young Rice) (1925) * ''The Buffer'' (1929) * ''Mr. Pete & Co. '' (1933) * ''The Lark Legacy'' (1935) * ''Passionate Follies'' (1936) * ''My Pillow Book'' (1937) * ''Our Ernie'' (1939) * ''The Inky Way'' (1940) * ''Happiness Road'' (1942) (posthumous)Filmography
*'' Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch'' (dir. Harold Entwistle, 1914) *''A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill'' (dir.Lynn Reynolds
Lynn Fairfield Reynolds (May 7, 1889 – February 25, 1927) was an American director and screenwriter. Reynolds directed more than 80 films between 1915 and 1928. He also wrote for 58 films between 1914 and 1927. Reynolds was born in Harlan, ...
, 1916)
*''Mr. Opp'' (dir. Lynn Reynolds
Lynn Fairfield Reynolds (May 7, 1889 – February 25, 1927) was an American director and screenwriter. Reynolds directed more than 80 films between 1915 and 1928. He also wrote for 58 films between 1914 and 1927. Reynolds was born in Harlan, ...
, 1917)
*'' Sunshine Nan'' (dir. Charles Giblyn
Charles Giblyn (September 6, 1871 – March 14, 1934) was an American film director and actor of the silent film, silent era. He directed nearly 100 films between 1912 and 1927. He also appeared in 23 films between 1914 and 1934. He was one ...
, 1918)
*'' Sandy'' (dir. George Melford
George H. Melford (born George Henry Knauff, February 19, 1877 – April 25, 1961) was an American stage and film actor and director. Often taken for granted as a director today, the stalwart Melford's name by the 1920s was, like Cecil B. DeMil ...
, 1918)
*'' Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch'' (dir. Hugh Ford, 1919)
*'' Lovey Mary'' (dir. King Baggot
William King Baggot (November 7, 1879 – July 11, 1948) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He was an internationally famous movie star of the silent film era. The first individually publicized leading man in America, Baggo ...
, 1926)
*'' Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch'' (dir. Norman Taurog
Norman Rae Taurog (February 23, 1899 – April 7, 1981) was an American film director and screenwriter. From 1920 to 1968, Taurog directed 180 films. At the age of 32, he received the Academy Award for Best Director for ''Skippy (film), Skippy' ...
, 1934)
*'' Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch'' (dir. Ralph Murphy
Ralph Murphy (May 1, 1895 – February 10, 1967) was an American film and television director. Born in Rockville, Connecticut, Murphy was active in films from 1931 through 1962, with some work in television. From 1941 to 1944 he was married to G ...
, 1942)
References
*Further reading
*External links
Guide to the Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice letters, 1925–1929; undated
housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center *
Alice Hegan Rice in The Literature Network
Alice Hegan Rice in "Old Louisville in Literature
* * * * * * - Brief biographical information * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rice, Alice Hegan 20th-century American novelists American women novelists Writers from Louisville, Kentucky 1870 births 1942 deaths Burials at Cave Hill Cemetery 20th-century American women writers People from Shelbyville, Kentucky American women short story writers 20th-century American short story writers Novelists from Kentucky