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Helen Ricker Beebe (May 16, 1900 July 31, 1984) was an American romance novelist who published under the name Elswyth Thane.

Helen 'Elswyth Thane' Ricker Beebe
Elswyth Thane (far right) and husband 'Will' Beebe (2nd from left) with friends at home near Wilmington, Vermont in 1957
Pen nameElswyth Thane
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • journalist
  • screenwriter
NationalityAmerican
Period1926–1976
Genrehistorical fiction, romance

Early life and writing career


Born in Burlington, Iowa, she was the daughter of a local teacher and high school principal. The family moved to New York City in 1918, and "Helen Ricker" changed her name to "Elswyth Thane". She began working as a freelance writer in the 1920s, and became a newspaper writer and a Hollywood screenwriter. Her first novel, Riders of the Wind, was published in 1926. Her novel, The Tudor Wench, about Elizabeth I of England, was made into a play.

Thane is most famous for her "Williamsburg" series of historical fiction. The books cover several generations of two families from the American Revolutionary War up to World War II. In later books, the action moves from Williamsburg to New York City, Richmond, Virginia and England.[1]


Personal life


On September 22, 1927, at 27 years old she married 50-year-old naturalist and explorer William Beebe; it was his second marriage.[2] Beebe died in 1962, leaving half of his estate to his widow. She lived on the couple's farm in Wilmington, Vermont. Her last work, Fighting Quaker: Nathaniel Greene, was published in 1972. When she died, she left her papers to the University of Iowa.


Williamsburg series


The novels in chronological order:


Other works



References





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