Faith Baldwin

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name = Faith Baldwin


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birthdate = birth date|1893|10|1|mf=y
birthplace = New Rochelle, New York
deathdate = death date and age|1978|3|18|1893|10|1|mf=y
deathplace = Norwalk, Connecticut
occupation = Novelist
nationality = American
period = 1920s—1970s
genre = romance, women's fiction
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Faith Baldwin (October 1, 1893, New Rochelle, New York – March 18, 1978, Norwalk, Connecticut) was a very successful U.S. author of romance and fiction, publishing some 100 novels [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,896415,00.html "Potato People," "Time Magazine", July 20, 1962] ] , often concentrating on women juggling career and family. "The New York Times" said that her books had "never a pretense at literary significance" and were popular because they "enabled lonely working people, young and old, to identify with her glamorous and wealthy characters." ["Faith Baldwin, Author of 85 Books And Many Stories, Is Dead at 84." "The New York Times," March 19, 1978, p. 38]

She apparently began her career writing for "women's magazines" that produced romance novels as six-part serials. [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,896415,00.html "Potato People," "Time Magazine", July 20, 1962] ] In 1935, she was described as the newest of the "highly paid" women romance writers by Time magazine. [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,748834,00.html "Brooklyn Bestseller," "Time Magazine", July 8, 1935] .] Her popularity was at its peak in the 1930s, and in 1936 she earned over $300,000 (approximately equivalent to $4 million in 2005). [Clarence A. Andrews (1995): "Faith Baldwin, 1893-1978," Dictionary of American Biography, Supplement 10: 1976-1980. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1995.] However in the 1950s she was still going strong, with earnings over $2 million, sales over 10 million in all editions, and "one of the handful of living novelists to complete a five-foot shelf." [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,812367,00.html "Amazing Faith," "Time Magazine", May 1, 1950] ] She continued writing novels until her death in 1978.

Many of her books were made into films. [imdb name|0049903] and in the early days of television, she hosted a weekly Saturday afternoon anthology series on ABC network, entitled "Faith Baldwin Romance Theater." [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,821468,00.html "The Rosy View," "Time Magazine", January 29, 1951] .] [ [http://www.tv.com/faith-baldwin-romance-theatre/show/27255/summary.html TV.com listing] ] From 1958 to 1965, she wrote a column that was published in "Woman's Day" magazine called "The Open Door." [ need cite ] Her comments are often found in books of quotes and in web sites that offer quotes. [ Think Exist.com [http://en.thinkexist.com/quotes/faith_baldwin/ Quote from Faith Baldwin] , retrieved 2007 April 11] When asked about her life philosophy, she responded that her belief was simple: "It is in God and His spirit in mankind. It is in man and his struggle. It is in the Golden Rule and in the valor of men, however ignoble their shortcomings."

In the 1960s, Faith Baldwin became familiar as one of the "guiding faculty members" of the Famous Writers School, a heavily advertised correspondence school that drew criticism for allegedly deceptive advertising. [Ad: "We want to test your writing aptitude," "The New York Times," January 22, 1967; p. 240.] The "faculty" included Baldwin, Bennett Cerf, Bergen Evans, Bruce Catton, Mignon G. Eberhart, John Caples, J. D. Ratliff, Mark Wiseman, Max Shulman, Rudolf Flesch, Red Smith, Rod Serling. An inattentive reader could have mistakenly inferred from the ad copy that these writers personally reviewed and critiqued student work. See also [ "4 Schools Agree to Shun Deceptive Advertising", "The New York Times", June 18, 1971, p. 32] .

List of Works

*"Mavis of Green Hill" (1921)
*"Those Difficult Years" (1925)
*"Laurel of Stonystream" (1923)
*"Magic and Mary Rose" (1924)
*"Sign Posts" (1924) Poems
*"Thresholds" (1925)
*"Three Women" (1926)
*"Departing Wings" (1927)
*"Alimony" (1928)
*"Betty" (1928)
*"Rosalie’s Career" (1928)
*"Broadway Interlude" (1929)" (with Achmed Abdullah)
*"Garden Oats" (1929)
*"Incredible Year" (1929)
*"Broadway Sensation" (1930)" (with Achmed Abdullah)
*"Judy: A Story of Divine Corners" (1930)
*"Make-Believe" (1930)
*"Office Wife" (1930)
*"Babs, A Story of Devine Corners" (1931)
*"Mary Lou, A Story of Divine Corners" (1931)
*"Skyscraper" (1931)
*"Today’s Virtue" (1931)
*"District Nurse" (1932)
*"Girl On the Make" (1932)" (with Achmed Abdullah)
*"Myra, A story of Divine Corners" (1932)
*"Self-Made Woman" (1932)
*"Weekend Marriage" (1932)
*"Beauty" (1933)
*"Love’s a Puzzle" (1933)
*"White Collar Girl" (1933)
*"American Family" (1934)
*"Honor Bound" (1934)
*"Innocent Bystander" (1934)
*"Within A Year" (1934)
*"The Puritan Strain" (1935)
*"Men Are Such Fools!" (1936)
*"Moon’s Our Home" (1936)
*"Private Duty" (1936)
*"Heart Has Wings" (1937)
*"Manhattan Nights" (1937)
*"That Man Is Mine" (1937)
*"Twenty-Four Hours a Day" (1937)
*"Enchanted Oasis" (1938)
*"Hotel Hostess" (1938)
*"Rich Girl, Poor Girl" (1938)
*"Career By Proxy" (1939)
*"High Road" (1939)
*"Station Wagon Set" (1939)
*"White Magic" (1939)
*"Arizona Star" (1940)
*"Letty and the Law" (1940)
*"Medical Center" (1940)
*"Rehearsal for Love" (1940)
*"Something Special" (1940)
*"And New Stars Burn" (1941)
*"Heart Remembers" (1941)
*"Temporary Address: Reno" (1941)
*"Blue Horizons" (1942)
*"Breath of Life" (1942)
*"Rest of My Life With You" (1942)
*"Washington USA" (1943)
*"You Can't Escape" (1943)
*"Change of Heart" (1944)
*"He Married a Doctor" (1944)
*"Job for Jenny" (1945)
*"No Private Heaven" (1946)
*"Woman on Her Way" (1946)
*"Give Love the Air" (1947)
*"Sleeping Beauty" (1947)
*"Marry for Money" (1948)
*"Golden Shoestring" (1949)
*"Look out for Liza" (1950)
*"Tell Me My Heart" (1950) UK title
*"The Whole Armour" (1951)
*"Juniper Tree" (1952)
*"Widow’s Walk, Variations on a Theme" (1954) Poems
*"Face Towards the Spring" (1956)
*"Many Windows: Seasons of the Heart" (1958)
*"Three Faces of Love" (1958)
*"Blaze of sunlight" (1960)
*"Testament of Trust" (1960)
*"Harvest of Hope" (1962)
*"The West Wind" (1963)
*"Living By Faith" (1964)
*"Lonely Man" (1964)
*"The Lonely Doctor" (1964)
*"Evening Star" (1966)
*"There Is a Season" (1966)
*"Velvet Hammer" (1969)
*"Take What You Want" (1971)
*"Any Village" (1972)
*"One More Time" (1972)
*"No Bed of Roses" (1973)
*"New Girl in Town" (1975)
*"Time and the Hour" (1975)
*"Hold on to Your Heart" (1976) UK title
*"Thursday's Child" (1976)
*"Adam's Eden" (1977)

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