Martha Rofheart
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Martha Rofheart was an American
writer
of historical novel
s and an actress. She was born Martha Jones May 27, 1917 in Louisville, KY. A stage actress in the 1940s and 1950s, she appeared in Blythe Spirit, Arsenic and Old Lace, The Heiress, The Respectful Prostitute, and other plays, and toured with stars such as Katherine Cornell, Alfred Lunt and Lynne Fontanne, and Maurice Evans. She was married twice, the second time in November 1952 to an art director, Ralph Rofheart, with whom she had one child, Evan. Rofheart wrote six novels of historical fiction, beginning in 1972 with Fortune Made His Sword, a novel of Henry V of England
. These novels were published in many languages throughout the world.
Rofheart subsequently wrote five novels, Glendower Country/Cry God for Glendower (Owen Glendower), My Name Is Sappho (Sappho
), The Alexandrian (Cleopatra), Lionheart!: A Novel of Richard I, King of England, and a fictionalized theatrical family saga entitled The Savage Brood.
A short story from later in her life has been published online, "An Evening with Lynn Fontanne".
She died 19 June 1990.
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writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
of historical novel
Historical novel
According to Encyclopædia Britannica, a historical novel is-Development:An early example of historical prose fiction is Luó Guànzhōng's 14th century Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which covers one of the most important periods of Chinese history and left a lasting impact on Chinese culture.The...
s and an actress. She was born Martha Jones May 27, 1917 in Louisville, KY. A stage actress in the 1940s and 1950s, she appeared in Blythe Spirit, Arsenic and Old Lace, The Heiress, The Respectful Prostitute, and other plays, and toured with stars such as Katherine Cornell, Alfred Lunt and Lynne Fontanne, and Maurice Evans. She was married twice, the second time in November 1952 to an art director, Ralph Rofheart, with whom she had one child, Evan. Rofheart wrote six novels of historical fiction, beginning in 1972 with Fortune Made His Sword, a novel of Henry V of England
Henry V of England
Henry V was King of England from 1413 until his death at the age of 35 in 1422. He was the second monarch belonging to the House of Lancaster....
. These novels were published in many languages throughout the world.
Rofheart subsequently wrote five novels, Glendower Country/Cry God for Glendower (Owen Glendower), My Name Is Sappho (Sappho
Sappho
Sappho was an Ancient Greek poet, born on the island of Lesbos. Later Greeks included her in the list of nine lyric poets. Her birth was sometime between 630 and 612 BC, and it is said that she died around 570 BC, but little is known for certain about her life...
), The Alexandrian (Cleopatra), Lionheart!: A Novel of Richard I, King of England, and a fictionalized theatrical family saga entitled The Savage Brood.
A short story from later in her life has been published online, "An Evening with Lynn Fontanne".
She died 19 June 1990.