Margot Peters
Margot Peters (May 13, 1933 - June 18, 2022) was an American novelist and biographer, including of
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, the Drews and Barrymores, May Sarton, Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. She was a recipient of the Ambassador Book Award.[1]
Early life and education
Peters was born in
University of Wisconsin at Madison.[2]
Career
Peters taught at
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, where she rose to full professor.[2] She also taught women's studies, and since retiring in 1991 is now professor emerita.[3][4]
Her first book, Charlotte Bronte: Style in the Novel, was based on her PhD dissertation.[2]
Awards
She won the Friends of American Writers award for best work of prose in 1975 for Unquiet Soul: A Biography of Charlotte Bronte and Banta Awards in 1981 and 1985, for Bernard Shaw and the Actresses and for Mrs. Pat: The Life of Mrs. Patrick Campbell, respectively.[2]
Selected works
Biographies
- Charlotte Brontë: Style in the Novel. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1973.
- Unquiet Soul: A Biography of Charlotte Brontë New York: Doubleday, 1975. (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1975. Paris: Editions Stock, 1979. Reprint New York & London, 1986, 1987.)
- Bernard Shaw and the Actresses. New York: Doubleday, 1980.
- Mrs. Pat: The Biography of Mrs. Patrick Campbell. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984; London: The Bodley Head, 1984; Hamish Hamilton, 1985.
- The House of Barrymore. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990.
- May Sarton: A Biography. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997; Ballentine, 1998.
- Design for Living: Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. New York: Knopf, 2003.
- Lorine Niedecker: A Poet's Life. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2011.
Other works
- Wild Justice. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995. Published in paperback as Most Wanted, 1996.
- Summers: A True Love Story. Xlibris, 2011.[5]
References
- ^ "As her last book goes up for sale on Amazon, Wisconsin author Margot Peters dies at 89". wausau Daily Herald. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d 1988 Notable Authors: Margot Peters, Literary Awards Committee, Wisconsin Library Association, retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ^ "Retired professor’s love story to be featured on Wisconsin Public Radio", University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, October 10, 2011.
- ^ "Just Read It: Margot Peters", Wisconsin State Journal, December 7, 2014.
- ^ Jim Higgins, "Margot Peters gives youthful love letters a dramatic touch", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel blogs, August 23, 2011.
