Margaret craven author biography
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Margaret craven author biography
Margaret Craven (writer)
American author (1901-1980)
Margaret Craven (March 13, 1901 – July 19, 1980) was an American writer.
Biography
Margaret was the daughter of Arthur J.
Craven, a lawyer, and Emily K. Craven. Shortly after she was born, her family, including an older brother, Leslie (born 1889), and her twin brother Wilson, moved from Montana to Bellingham, Washington.[1] After finishing high school in Bellingham, Margaret went to Stanford University (Palo Alto, California) where she majored in history, avoiding English despite her interest and ability in writing.
Craven graduated with distinction in 1924 and moved to San Jose, California, where she took a job as secretary to the managing editor of the Mercury Herald. She soon found herself writing the editorials, first over the editor’s initials, then over her own.
After the death of the editor, Margaret moved back to Palo Alto and began writing short stories for magazines[2] such as th