Winifred Wolfe (1923 – 1981) was an American novelist, playwright, and
television writer
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best known as the author of the novels ''Ask Any Girl'' (1958) and ''If a Man Answers'' (1960). She was
head writer
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of the television
soap operas ''
As the World Turns'' and ''
Somerset'' during the 1970s.
Life
Wolfe was born in
Boston, Massachusetts in 1923 and died in
New York City in October 1981. She was married to Jack Gordun, a theatrical agent and producer. The couple had one son, Douglas Gordun.
Works
Novels and short stories
Wolfe's best known novels were ''Ask Any Girl'' (1958) and ''If a Man Answers'' (1960), both of which were made in to
romantic comedy films.
was directed by
Charles Walters
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Early years
Charles Walters was born in Pasad ...
and starred
David Niven,
Shirley McLaine and
Gigi Young.
was directed by
Henry Levin and featured actors
Sandra Dee,
Bobby Darin and
Micheline Presle.
Other novels by Wolfe include ''Yesterday's Child'', ''Josie's Way'', and ''Occupant Penthouse A''. She also published more than thirty short stories in magazines such as ''
Good Housekeeping'' and ''
Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan may refer to:
Food and drink
* Cosmopolitan (cocktail), also known as a "Cosmo"
History
* Rootless cosmopolitan, a Soviet derogatory epithet during Joseph Stalin's anti-Semitic campaign of 1949–1953
Hotels and resorts
* Cosmopoli ...
''.
Plays
Wolfe wrote two plays, titled ''Three Stories High'' and ''Man on the Stairs.''
Her novels ''Ask Any Girl'' and ''If a Man Answers'' were adapted into plays by Christopher Sergel and David Rogers, respectively.
Television and radio
Wolfe worked as a writer of
radio soap operas before transitioning to television.
She was head writer of ''As the World Turns'' from 1970 to 1971 and head writer of ''Somerset'' from 1974 to 1975.
Wolfe also wrote episodes of ''
Lux Video Theatre'', ''
The Elgin Hour'' and ''
The Frank Sinatra Show''
and was the creator of the television
drama series ''High Hopes''.
References
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American women novelists
20th-century American women writers
American television writers
1981 deaths
1923 births
American women dramatists and playwrights