Martha Rofheart
Martha Rofheart | |
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Cincinnati, Ohio | |
Period | 1970–1990 |
Genre | Historical fiction |
Notable awards | A Daughter of Mark Twain |
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Martha Rofheart (born Martha Jane Jones, 1917–1990) was an American writer of
Early life
She was born Martha Jane Jones, May 27, 1917, in Louisville, Kentucky, to Evan Jones and his wife, the former Noreen Sorrell.
She grew up in the
While she was still in the first grade, her grandfather would give her a quarter for each poem she wrote; growing up she had several poems published in Louisville newspapers and magazines, and at the age of 10, she won a national one-act play contest.[2] Martha Jane attended the Louisville Public Schools, first at the
Career as a model and actress
After moving to New York City, she became a model with the
Career as a writer
After her first marriage ended, she remarried in November 1952 to Ralph Rofheart, an art director and advertising executive, by whom she had one child Evan, in 1957. Soon after her son was born, she chose to be a full-time mother, and she stopped pursuing acting. In the late 1960s she began working as a freelance advertising copywriter.
Published work
After Fortune Made His Sword, Rofheart wrote five novels, Glendower Country, New York, Putnam [1973], in the UK published as Cry God for Glendower, London : Talmy Franklin, [1973], My Name Is
Several of Rofheart's novels were translated into German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian and Serbian.[17] In May 2013, The Alexandrian was translated and published in Italy by Castelvecchi.[18] Based upon her, "outstanding contribution to Modern fiction", with the publication of Glendower Country, Rofheart was elected on November 21, 1974, A DAUGHTER of MARK TWAIN, by Cyril Clemens and the Mark Twain Journal.[19]
Fortune Made His Sword, Glendower Country, Lionheart and The Alexandrian were reissued as Kindle Books in 2015 by Endeavour Press, a UK eBook publisher. Two of Rofheart's short stories have been published in Kindle format: "An Evening With Lynn Fontanne", is based Martha's last visit with a very old Lynn Fontanne, and the second story, "The Peppermints", is based upon the author's recollections of her childhood in Louisville.
She died June 19, 1990, in New York City.
References
- ^ a b c Kuhn, Eric (June 21, 1990). "Obituary – Martha Rofheart". The East Hampton Star.
- ^ a b c d Targ, William (March 1972). "Martha Rofheart". Book of the Month Club News, March 1972. Book Of The Month Club. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ "Shawnee High Graduates Sixty". The Courier-Journal. January 31, 1935. p. 4. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ Hermann, Maxine (April 23, 1972). "Author Remembers Louisville". The Courier-Journal. p. 135. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ a b Spelvin, George (January 24, 1942). "Broadway Beat". Billboard. 54 (4): 5. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ISBN 0874134390.
- ^ "Portrait Female – Martha Jones". Smithsonian Institution, Collections Search Center. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
- ^ Jones, Martha. "Internet Broadway Database". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ "Internet Broadway Database". The Pirate. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
- ^ "Amusements". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 20, 1941. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
- ^ City Clerk, City of New York (1943). "Emhardt Jones Marriage Certificate". Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
Marriage Certificate. Marriage was at St. Johns In The Village Episcopal Church, at 3PM on a Friday.
- ^ City Clerk, City of New York (1943). "Emhardt Jones Marriage License". Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- ^ "Internet BroadwayDatabase". Retrieved June 21, 2015.
- ^ Immerwahr, Daniel. "The Books of the Century: 1970–1979". The Books of the Century. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
- ^ Hicks, Granville (February 27, 1972). "Fortune Made His Sword" (PDF). The New York Times Book Review. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ Highet, Gilbert (February 1971). "Fortune Made His Sword - Report by Gilbert Highet". archive.org. Book of the Month Club. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- ^ Rofheart, Martha. "OCLC World Cat". World Cat. OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ amazon.it. ASIN 8876158928.
- ^ Clemens, Cyril (November 21, 1974). "Mark Twain Journal - Letter to Rofheart". Internet Archive. Retrieved June 15, 2014.