Elizabeth Dejeans
Frances Elizabeth Janes Budgett (December 27, 1868 – February 6, 1928), writing under the pen name Elizabeth Dejeans, was an American novelist. Three silent films were based on works by Dejeans.
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| Born | Frances Elizabeth Janes December 27, 1868 New Philadelphia, Ohio |
| Died | February 6, 1928 Dover, Ohio |
| Other names | Elizabeth Janes, Elizabeth Budgett |
| Occupation | Novelist |
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| Relatives | Henry Martyn Scudder (grandfather) |
Early life edit
Frances Elizabeth Janes was born in New Philadelphia, Ohio, the daughter of Leroy Lansing Janes and Harriet Waterbury Scudder Janes. Her mother was born in India; her maternal grandfather was Presbyterian missionary Henry Martyn Scudder. She spent part of her childhood in Japan,[1] when her father, an American Civil War veteran, was working as a teacher in Kumamoto.[2][3] She attended the University of Michigan, but left to marry.[4]
Career edit
Dejeans wrote novels and short stories, mostly "popular female romances" focused on the New Woman and her modern problems.[5] "Dejeans writes neither trash nor sensationalism," explained a 1912 reviewer, "but she does draw powerful pictures of the things that are not always pleasant to look upon."[6] She was public in her support of women's suffrage.[7] Two of her novels and one story were adapted for the screen: The Tiger's Coat (1920), Crashin' Thru (1923), and The Romance of a Million Dollars (1926).
Publications edit
- The Winning Chance (1909, novel)[8]
- The Heart of Desire (1910, novel)[9][10]
- "A Blotted Page" (1910, short story)[11]
- The Far Triumph (1911, novel)[12][13]
- The House of Thane (1913, novel)[14]
- The Life-Builders (1915, novel)[15][16]
- The Tiger's Coat (1917, novel)[17]
- "The Ten Virgins" (1917, short story)[18]
- Nobody's Child (1918, novel)[19]
- "Twixt the Cup and Lip" (1920, short story)[20]
- The Morton Mystery (1922, novel)[21]
- The Romance of a Million Dollars (1922, novel)[22]
- "If a Woman Will" (1923, short story)
- The Slayer of Souls (1923, serialized novel)[23]
- The Double House (1924, novel)[24][25]
- The Winning Game (1925, novel)[26]
- The Mansions of Unrest (1926, novel)[27]
Personal life edit
In 1894, Elizabeth Janes married English physician and medical school professor Sidney Paine Budgett.[1] She died by suicide in 1928, at the age of 59, in Dover, Ohio.[28][29]
References edit
- ^ a b "Mrs. Budgett's Literary Successes". Morning Press. December 21, 1909. p. 3. Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- ^ Notehelfer, F. G. (2014-07-14). American Samurai: Captain L.L. Janes and Japan. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-5422-6.
- ^ Notehelfer, F. G. (1975). "L. L. Janes In Japan: Carrier of American Culture and Christianity". Journal of Presbyterian History (1962-1985). 53 (4): 313–338. ISSN 0022-3883. JSTOR 23327621.
- ^ "Writers of the Day". The Writer. 22 (10): 156. October 1910.
- ^ Baym, Nina (2012-08-17). Women Writers of the American West, 1833-1927. University of Illinois Press. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-252-07884-2.
- ^ "New Books and their Authors". The Oregon Daily Journal. 1912-01-28. p. 47. Retrieved 2022-09-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Maternal Instinct Demands the Ballot'". The Independent. 1911-09-18. p. 4. Retrieved 2022-09-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dejeans, Elizabeth (1909). The Winning Chance. Philadelphia ; London: J.B. Lippincott Company.
- ^ Dejeans, Elizabeth (1910). The heart of desire. Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company.
- ^ "Lippincott's Latest". The Boston Globe. 1910-04-23. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-09-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dejeans, Elizabeth (August 1910). "A Blotted Page". Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. 86 (512): 224–235.
- ^ Dejeans, Elizabeth (1911). The far triumph. Philadelphia, London: J. B. Lippincott company.
- ^ "Books o' the Month". National Magazine. 36: 133–134. April 1912.
- ^ Dejeans, Elizabeth (1913). The house of Thane. Philadelphia ; London: J.B. Lippincott Company.
- ^ Dejeans, Elizabeth (1915). The life-builders; a novel. New York: Macaulay co.
- ^ "The Divorce Problem". The Baltimore Sun. 1915-09-05. p. 16. Retrieved 2022-09-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dejeans, Elizabeth (1917). The tiger's coat. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company.
- ^ Dejeans, Elizabeth (August 28, 1917). "The Ten Virgins". St. Petersburg Daily Times. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ Dejeans, Elizabeth (1918). Nobody's child. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill.
- ^ The Best American Short Stories ... and the Yearbook of the American Short Story. Houghton Mifflin Company. 1922. p. 478.
- ^ Dejeans, Elizabeth (1922). The Moreton mystery. NY: Burt.
- ^ Dejeans, Elizabeth; Braunworth & Co; Bobbs-Merrill Company (30 May 2024). The romance of a million dollars. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company.
- ^ Dejeans, Elizabeth (1923-08-21). "The Slayer of Souls". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-09-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dejeans, Elizabeth (1924). The double house. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company.
- ^ Hennessey, Eileen (1925-03-02). "Mme. Dejeans, Well Known Novelist, Plans Vacation". Los Angeles Evening Express. p. 4. Retrieved 2022-09-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dejeans, Elizabeth (1925). The winning game. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company.
- ^ Dejeans, Elizabeth (1926). The mansions of unrest. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday.
- ^ "Elizabeth Dejeans, Writer, is Suicide". The Indianapolis Star. 1928-02-06. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-09-20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Last Rites for L.A. Author Who Ended Her Own Life". Los Angeles Evening Express. 1928-02-14. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-09-20 – via Newspapers.com.
External links edit
- Elizabeth Dejeans at IMDb