Eleanor Ruggles (1916–2008) was an American biographer and book reviewer. The 1955 film Prince of Players, starring Richard Burton as the 19th century American actor Edwin Booth was based on her book. She also wrote for Encyclopædia Britannica, including the page for Edwin Booth.[1]
Early life
editEleanor Ruggles was the daughter of Daniel Blaisdell Ruggles, a judge on the Nantucket circuit, and Alice (Morrill) Ruggles[2] She grew up in Jamaica Plain and then Beacon Hill, and was educated at Winsor School, Boston.[2] She earned a bachelor's degree in English and theater arts from Vassar College, graduating in 1938.[2]
Personal life
editShe married Robert Semmes O'Leary of New Orleans, a Harvard University faculty assistant, who was later an editor of the New England Medical Journal.[2]
Publications
editReferences
edit- ^ "Eleanor Ruggles: Contributor". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Negri, Gloria (July 20, 2008). "Eleanor O'Leary, 92; was biographer, book reviewer". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on May 13, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ Kirschbaum, Leo (1945). "Reviewed Work: Gerard Manley Hopkins-A Life by Eleanor Ruggles". Modern Language Notes. 60 (3): 199–201. doi:10.2307/2910586. JSTOR 2910586.
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