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Natalie Anderson Scott

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Natalie Anderson Scott (September 7, 1906 – February 15, 1983), sometimes Natalie B. Sokoloff, was a Russian Empire-born American writer.

Natalie Anderson Scott was born on September 7, 1906, in Ekaterinoslav (now called Dnipro), to Nadjeshda (Mochugovskai) and Boris Kamyshansky Sokoloff.[1] She went to school in England before coming to the United States in 1914 or 1915;[2][1] her family settled permanently in the US in 1922.[3] She began publishing short stories in 1929 and her first novel, So Brief the Years, came out in 1935.[1][3]

Scott died on February 15, 1983, in Larchmont, New York.[4]

Books

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  • So Brief the Years (1935)[3]
  • The Sisters Livingston (1946)[3]
  • The Story of Mrs. Murphy (1947)[5]
  • The Husband (1948)[3]
  • Romance (1951)[3]
  • The Little Stockade (1954)[3]
  • Salvation Johnny (1958)[3]
  • The Golden Trollop (1961)[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Nasso, Christine, ed. (1978). "Scott, Natalie Anderson". Contemporary Authors. Gale. pp. 466–467. ISBN 0-8103-0036-2. OCLC 221163200.
  2. ^ Wreden, Nicholas (July 13, 1947). "Just a Few Lines ... About Methods Used by Scotch-Russian to Gather Material for 'Mrs. Murphy'". Lexington Herald-Leader. p. 9 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Herzberg, Max J., ed. (1966). The Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature. p. 1008. ISBN 0-690-67341-8. OCLC 269151.
  4. ^ "Natalie A. Scott, noted novelist". The Daily Item. February 18, 1983. p. 4 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "The story of Mrs. Murphy". Booklist. 43 (21): 360. July 15, 1947.