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Lillian Lauferty (c. 1890—1958) was an American writer whose works appeared in newspapers, magazines, and radio scripts. She was perhaps best known for her newspaper columns published with the byline Beatrice Fairfax.


Education

Lauferty was an alumna of
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.


Ethnicity and intermarriage

Lauferty's great-grandmother was Hannah Rothschild, a niece of
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, founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty. The family severed ties with Hannah when she married a French Christian. Lauferty herself came from a mixed parentage, having a Jewish father and a Roman Catholic mother. A 1930 newspaper article reported, however, "Miss Lauferty has again become an integral part of the Jewish people, inasmuch as she is the wife of James Wolfe, noted basso of the
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." She and Wolfe married in October 1924.


Career

Prompted by newspaper editor
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, Lauferty became a journalist when she was 19, working as a reporter for the ''
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''. Much of her writing for newspapers was in the form of advice-to-the-lovelorn columns. She wrote the "Ask Beatrice Fairfax"
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after Marie Manning, the originator, stopped writing them in 1920. Lauferty continued until 1927. Lauferty began writing for radio in the 1930s. Her work in that medium included creating the soap opera ''
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'' (1936) and writing scripts for it; and she wrote for ''
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'' (1938). She also acted on two radio series and was mistress of ceremonies on ''You and Your Happiness''. Lauferty's work was also published in magazines, including ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
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''. Books by Lauferty included a novelization of
Edward Henry Peple Edward Henry Peple (August 10, 1869 – July 28, 1924) was an American playwright known for his comedies and farces. He was perhaps best remembered for the plays ''The Prince Chap,'' ''The Littlest Rebel'' and '' A Pair of Sixes.'' Biography Bor ...
's ''A Pair of Sixes'' (1914), ''The Hungry House'' (1943), and ''Baritone'' (1948). Mrs. Lauferty died on February 17, 1958, at the age of 68.Lilian Lauferty, Ex-Columnist, 68; Writer of 'Beatrice Fairfax' in Journal 1920-27 Dies — Author of 5 Novels", ''The New York Times'', February 20, 1958, p. 25


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lauferty, Lillian 20th-century American journalists 20th-century American women writers American women non-fiction writers American soap opera writers Women radio writers American radio writers Smith College alumni American advice columnists American women columnists Jewish advice columnists Year of birth uncertain 1958 deaths