Althea Urn was the pen name of Consuelo Urisarri Ford ( – November 11, 1969), an American writer. She was married to artist Ellsworth Ford, the son of financier Simeon Ford and Julia Ellsworth Ford, a socialite and author. She is best known for her novels, especially ''The Head of Monsier M.'' (1961, Crown).The Publishers Weekly – Volume 180; Issue 1 – Page 185 Her will established the Lyric Poetry Award. ''

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'' said of her "(presumably) first novel" ''Five Miles from Candia'' (1959, Holt), "The author has a knack for scenic descriptions and a useful collection of facts about the customs and decor surrounding the life of royalty in

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, but the characters, with their highly predictable emotions and actions, are robots, developed according to the most obvious rules of lust."

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1900s births Year of birth uncertain 1969 deaths 20th-century American women writers {{US-novelist-1900s-stub