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Winifred S Carter Winifred is a feminine given name, an anglicization of Welsh language, Welsh ''Gwenffrewi'', from ''gwen'', "fair", and ''ffrew'', "stillness". It may refer to: People * Saint Winifred * Winifred Atwell (1914–1983), a pianist who enjoyed great p ...

, an American celebrity chef and cookery author also active from the 1920s–40s''. Winifred Carter (c. 1883–1949) was an English author and playwright, who was particularly active from the 1920s–40s.

Life

Carter was the mother of the mystery and detective novel author

Emery Bonett Emery Bonett (2 December 1906 – 7 November 1995) was the pen name of Felicity Winifred Carter, an English writer and playwright. Her books were made into films. She wrote several mystery, suspense and detective novels in collaboration wi ...

and the wife of novelist John L. Carter and actress and playwright

Edith Carter Edith Carter (died 14 June 1934) was an English stage actress and playwright, who was active in the 1920s-30s. She was the sister of the novelist John L. Carter, the aunt of the mystery and detective novel author Emery Bonett and the sister-in- ...

. Winifred Carter's most successful work was probably her 1945 novel ''Princess Fitz'', which was made into a 1947 film ''Mrs. Fitzherbert''. It is a romance set in 1783, which chronicles the convoluted, yet ultimately doomed, relationship between a prince regent and a Catholic widow (

Mrs Fitzherbert Maria Anne Fitzherbert (''née'' Smythe, previously Weld; 26 July 1756 – 27 March 1837) was a longtime companion of George, Prince of Wales (later King George IV of the United Kingdom). In 1785, they secretly contracted a marriage that was i ...

Bibliography of novels and short stories (with first UK/US publishing dates)

*''Ashes of Eden'' 1915/— *''Lass o’ Laughter... The Novel of the Play by Edith Carter and

Nan Marriott-Watson Nan Marriott-Watson was a British character actress and Broadway theatre performer born 31 August 1899 in West Derby, Lancashire. A character actress in the 1950s, 60s and '70s, she played the famous character of Doris Archer in The Archers from 1 ...

'' 1922/1922 *''Sylvia Revolts'' 1922/— *''Miss Mischief'' (Ivy Stories no. 7) 1922/— (short story) *''Ashes of Eden'' 1922/— *''Celia Bound'' 1923/— *''A Lovable Imp'' (Ivy Stories no. 78) 1925/— (short story) *''Marriage by Mistake'' 1925/— *''The Strange Case of Lorna Tallis'' 1925/— (novella) *''Rosemary the Rebel'' (Ivy Stories no. 92) 1926/— (short story) *''Jealous Gwen'' (Ivy Stories no. 110) 1927/— (short story) *''Rose-the Dancer'' 1928/1929 *''The Dead Return'' 1929/— *''Elizabeth Plays With Fire'' 1929/— *''The Pretty Governess'' (Red Letter Novels no. 229) 1929/— (novella) *''A Lost Paradise'' (Red Letter Novels no. 233) 1929/— (novella) *''Just a Butterfly'' (Ivy Stories no. 169) 1929/— (short story) *''A Rejected Girl'' (Red Letter Novels no. 244) 1930/— (novella) *''The Marriage Bargain!'' 1930/— (short story) *''Whose Sin?'' 1930/— (short story) *''His Difficult Daughter'' 1930/— *''The Money Maid'' 1931/— *''Why Didn’t She Tell Him?'' 1931/— (short story) *''The Dashing Rebel'' (Ivy Stories no. 239) 1932/— (short story) *''My Year of Love'' (Red Letter Novels no. 301) 1932/— (novella) *''Sometime-Never'' (Ivy Stories no. 252) 1932/— (short story) *''Out of the Shadows'' 1933/— (novella) *''She Thought Herself Loved'' (Red Letter Novels no. 318) 1933/— (novella) *''Rich Girl Rival'' 1936/— (novella) *''Golden Bait'' 1937/— (novella) *''Probationer Pat'' 1937/— *''Judy-Be Careful!'' 1939/— (novella) *''The Love Call'' 1939/— (possibly originally published 1930) *''The Wrong Prince Charming'' 1939/— *''This Love Business'' 1941/— *''Sarah. A Novel'' 1943/— *'' Princess Fitz'' (US title: ''Princess Fury'') 1945/— *''In Scarlet Dress'' 1946/— *''Tudor Triangle'' 1947/— *''Enchanted Cup'' 1948/— *''Dr. Johnson’s Dear Mistress'' 1949/1950 *''Troubadour of Love'' 1950/— *''Son of Arlotte'' 1951/—

Plays

*''A Man’s Enemies'' –

Richmond Theatre The present Richmond Theatre, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, is a British Victorian era, Victorian theatre located on Little Green, adjacent to Richmond Green. It opened on 18 September 1899 with a performance of ''As You Like ...

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

*''High Fever'' –

Arts Theatre The Arts Theatre is a theatre in Great Newport Street, in Westminster, Central London. History It opened on 20 April 1927 as a members-only club for the performance of unlicensed plays, thus avoiding theatre censorship by the Lord Chamberl ...

, London and

repertory A repertory theatre is a theatre in which a resident company presents works from a specified repertoire, usually in alternation or rotation. United Kingdom Annie Horniman founded the first modern repertory theatre in Manchester after withdrawing ...

*''Sarah-Duchess of Marlborough'' –

Adelphi Theatre The Adelphi Theatre is a West End theatre, located on the Strand in the City of Westminster, central London. The present building is the fourth on the site. The theatre has specialised in comedy and musical theatre, and today it is a receiv ...

, London 1932 *''Marriage Harvest'' –

Q Theatre The Q Theatre was a British theatre located near Kew Bridge in Brentford, west London, which operated between 1924 and 1958. It was built on the site of the former Kew Bridge Studios. The theatre, seating 490 in 25 rows with a central aisle, wa ...

, London 1932 *''Moloch. A play in Three Acts'' aka ''Escape From Glory'' (US title: ''Every Mother’s Son'') – Players' and

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Theatres, London and Bard Theater, US; published 1935/— *''The Two Mrs. Camerons. A Play in Three Acts'' (cowritten with Edith Carter) – Q Theatre, London and Townley Street Sunday School by th
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January 1945; published 1936/1937 *''Wanted-a Wife. A Play in Three Acts'' (cowritten with Edith Carter) – Q Theatre, London and repertory; published 1936/1937 (possibly originally published 1922 or 1926) *''The Work-a-Day World. A Comedy in One Act for Eleven Women'' – published 1936 *''Doctor Johnson’s Mrs. Thrale'' – Adelphi, Strand,

Little Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt * ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film *The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John P ...

and Kingsway Theatres, London; published 1938/— (possibly originally published 1936) *''

The Queen Who Kept Her Head ''The Queen Who Kept Her Head'' is a 1934 historical play by the British writer Winifred Carter. It is based on the life of Catherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of Henry VIII, who outlived him. It ran for twenty two performances at the Kingsw ...

'' aka ''The Intriguing Queen'' – Kingsway and Adelphi Theatres, London and repertory; published 1934/—

Film

*'' Princess Fitz'' (US title: ''Mrs. Fitzherbert'') UK 1947/1950 – based on eponymous novel

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Winifred 1949 deaths 20th-century English novelists English dramatists and playwrights Year of birth uncertain