Gladys Blake was an American author of
juvenile fiction
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. She was born in
Fayetteville, Tennessee
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History
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to George Everett and Blanche (Morgan) Blake. She was educated in
Nashville
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, Tennessee public schools. Her first story was published in the Nashville Banner when she was seven.
Writer of:
* ''The Mysterious Tutor'', 1925;
* ''The Old King's Treasure'', 1926;
* ''At Bow View'', 1926;
* ''The Scratches on the Glass'', 1927;
* ''Doris Derides'', 1927;
* ''Dona Isabella's Adventures'', 1928,
* ''The Pomdexter Pride'', 1929;
* ''Fortunate Shipwreck'', 1936;
* ''Sally Goes to Court'', 1937;
* ''The Mystery of the Silver Chain'', 1939;
* ''Henrietta and the Governor'', 1964.
Contributor to Youth's Companion and various other publications. General character writing, juvenile fiction. Lived at
Atlanta
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,
Georgia
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Sources
*''WHO'S WHO AMONG NORTH AMERICAN AUTHORS VOL - IV 1929 - 1930'' by ALBERTA LAWRENCE p. 10
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