Marguerite Merington

Marguerite Merington
Newspaper drawing of Merington
Born	1857 Stoke Newington, England
Died	May 20, 1951 (aged 94) New York City
Occupation	Author
Language	English

Marguerite Merington^[a] (1857 – May 20, 1951) was an English-born American author of short stories, essays, dramatic works, and biographies.^[1] For several years, she taught in Greek and Latin at the Normal College in New York before pursuing a career as an author.

Early life and education

Marguerite Merington was born in

In January 1869^[6] she came with her parents to Buffalo, New York where she was educated at a convent. Even as a girl, she displayed dramatic talent, and often wrote and acted little parlor plays.^[7]

Career

For several years, she was instructor in Greek and Latin in the Normal College in New York. After resigning from this position, Merington pursued the career of a dramatic author. About 1889, E. H. Sothern proposed that Merington should write him a play, the leading character of which should be a captivating Irish gentleman. With a few suggestions from him, the play, Captain Lettarblair was written. Before it was performed, Joseph Jefferson, saw the manuscript and praised it highly. The play had a trial run at an authors' matinee in New York City, and was first presented August 16, 1892, at the Lyceum Theatre. Captain Lettarblair, produced by Daniel Frohman,^[2] brought in large audiences, was financially successful, and held a place in Sothern's repertoire.

Merington wrote other dramas, including Good-Bye, A Lover's Knot, and the

Merington died on May 20, 1951, in her Manhattan home.[9] Of her life she said: "There is absolutely nothing about me to be told, and that I never tell."^[7]

Selected works

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