Dorothy Graffe Van Doren

Dorothy Graffe Van Doren

Dorothy Graffe (May 2, 1896 - February 21, 1993) was an American novelist.

In 1922 she married Pulitzer Prize-winner Mark Van Doren. Their eldest son Charles Van Doren became famous after winning the rigged game show Twenty-One. She was played by actress Elizabeth Wilson in the film dramatizing the ensuing scandal, Quiz Show.


Bibliography

  • Strangers, Doran, 1926.
  • Flowering Quince, Doubleday, 1928.
  • Brother and Brother, Doubleday,1930.
  • Those First Affections, Houghton, 1938.
  • Dacey Hamilton, Harper, 1942.
  • The Country Wife, Sloane, 1950.
  • The Professor and I, Appleton, 1959.
  • Men, Women and Cats, Appleton, 1962.



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