Marjorie Patterson (May 12, 1886 – March 11, 1948) was an American author and actress in the early 20th century.

Career

Her works included the novels ''Fortunata'' (1911),Gaines, C.H. (February 1911)
Harper's Bookshelf
''Harper's Magazine'', Vol. 122, p. 488-89(September 1911)
Chronicle and Comment
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'', Vol. 34, No. 1, p. 9(4 March 1911)
Book review
''Pittsburgh Press'' ''The Dust of the Road'' (1913), about her experiences acting in London,(8 December 1912)
Miss Patterson Rests After Writing Book on English Theatricals
''Washington Herald''(8 November 1913)
The Bellman's Bookshelf
''The Bellman'', p. 596 and ''A Woman's Man'' (1919).(1 November 1919)
Three Woman Novelists
''The Nation''American Fiction, 1901-1925: A Bibliography
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'' provided this summary of ''Fortunata'' in 1911: "Fortunata is the granddaughter of an old Roman Princess and lives in a great Roman palace. When about 18 she begins to have her own way. She spends money lavishly, associates with most unhealthy companions for a young girl. Finally she drifts to England and marries a very rich man and is forced to live with his hum-drum mother and daughters. The Italian wife remains erratic and the end is tragedy."(25 February 1911)
Review
''Publishers Weekly''

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gave the book a positive review.(June 1911)
The Horse Power of Realism
''The Smart Set'', p. 153-54 Patterson's theatre roles included playing the title role in ''Pierrot the Prodigal'' (which played at the

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in New York and was produced by

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and Walter Knight),(November 1916)
Pierrot the Prodigal
''Green Book Magazine''(16 December 1916)
Brooklyn Life (cover photo)
''Brooklyn Life'' and in the one-act ''Pan in Ambush'', which she wrote. She also acted for a few years in England.(4 November 1921)
Girls Greatest Gifts All Belong To Her
''Southeast Missourian''(30 March 1918)
Vagabond Players of Baltimore
''The Dramatic Mirror'', p. 30(7 February 1916)
Acts in Play She Wrote: Miss Marjorie Patterson Presents "Pan in Ambush" in London
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''(14 June 1914)
Miss Patterson's Success: Member of Baltimore Family Praised for Her Acting
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''(30 April 1913)
Foreign Notes
''New York Dramatic Mirror'', p. 11, col. 1 Reporting on her in the 1910s places her birth year around 1891; it was not uncommon at this time for actresses to claim a younger age. Attention to her doings dropped off by about 1922, and there is little subsequent mention of her after that time.

Personal life and death

Patterson was the only daughter of Wilson Patterson and Margaret Sherwood. Her great-grandfather was author and critic

John Neal John Neal (August 25, 1793 – June 20, 1876) was an American writer, critic, editor, lecturer, and activist. Considered both eccentric and influential, he delivered speeches and published essays, novels, poems, and short stories between the 1 ...

, and her great-aunt was

Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte (February 6, 1785 – April 4, 1879) was an American socialite. She was the daughter of Baltimore merchant William Patterson (Maryland businessman), William Patterson and the first wife of Jérôme Bonaparte, Napoleo ...

, sister-in-law of Napoleon.(July 1908)
Types of Fair Women
''The Scrap Book'', Vol. 6, No. 1, p. 85, 87 She lived her later years in New York City where she died of hepatitis.

Bibliography

* ''Fortunata: a novel'' (February 1911, Harper & Bros.) * ''The Dust of the Road'' (1913) * ''A Woman's Man'' (1919) * ''Pan in Ambush'' (1916) (one act play)

Career

Personal life and death

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