Frances Sanger Mossiker (April 9, 1906 – May 9, 1985) was an American writer best known for her historical novels. Her works include Pocahontas: The Life and the Legend, The Queen's Necklace, and Madame de Sevigne. Mossiker did not have her writing published until the age of fifty five.[1]
Frances Mossiker | |
|---|---|
| Born | Frances Sanger April 9, 1906 |
| Died | May 9, 1985 (aged 79) |
| Education | B.A. Barnard College |
| Spouse(s) | Frank Beaston (divorced) Jake Mossiker |
Personal life
editFrances Mossiker was born in Dallas, Texas on April 9, 1906. She attended the Hockaday School.[2] She was then a student at Smith College but not allowed to continue as a student after eloping with her first husband, Frank Beaston, at sixteen.[3] She then went to Barnard College in New York, was Phi Beta Kappa in her junior year and graduated in 1927. She also studied at the Sorbonne in Paris, becoming fluent in French.[1] Mossiker's first marriage lasted until 1929 and in October 1935 she remarried to Jake Mossiker.[4] She eventually earned a Doctorate of Letters from Southern Methodist University in 1972.[5] Mossiker lived in Dallas most of her life but spent much of her time traveling to Paris, London, and New York City. She remained in Texas until her death on May 9, 1985.[6] She did not have any children.[3]
Career
editMossiker began her career not as a writer but as a book reviewer for the Dallas Morning News in 1933.[6] Her reviews of books were done on her own segment on KGKO Fort Worth, "Woman's World". She also did her book reviews for the Dallas Morning News.[4] Aat the age of fifty five she began to write her own novels. Mossiker focused on historical fiction with a specialty in 17th and 18th century France.[1] Mossiker often traveled to do research on her books.[7] In her lifetime Mossiker produced five novels.
Bibliography
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Frances Mossiker Dies; Author and Historian". The New York Times. May 12, 1985. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ Ornish, Natalie (September 1, 2011). "The Artists". Pioneer Jewish Texans. Texas A&M University Press. p. 234. ISBN 9781603444330. Retrieved December 14, 2016 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Jones, Nancy Baker. "Mossiker, Frances Sanger (1906–1985)". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ a b "Frances Sanger Mossiker Family Papers 1887-1985". University of Texas at Arlington Library. Archived from the original on August 5, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ Frances Mossiker, Pocahontas: The Life and the Legend, NY: Alfred A Knopf Inc., 1976
- ^ a b "Frances Sanger Mossiker Writers Study Room" Archived 2010-10-20 at the Wayback Machine, Dallas Public Library
- ^ Delors, January 18, 2009, "The Queen's Necklace, by Frances Mossiker"
- ^ Frances., Mossiker (1971). More than a queen; the story of Josephine Bonaparte. Eagle, Michael. New York: Knopf. ISBN 9780394920498. OCLC 148580.
- ^ Frances., Mossiker (1983). Madame de Sévigné : a life and letters. New York: Knopf. ISBN 0394414721. OCLC 9464761.
External links
edit- Frances Sanger Mossiker Family Papers finding aid at University of Texas at Arlington Libraries Special Collections via Texas Archival Resources Online (TARO)
- Frances Mossiker papers at the Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College Special Collections