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Porter not only invented the most optimistic literary heroine - glad and cheerful Pollyanna - she created an English-language word that then shaped the world's notion of extreme gladness. With Pollyanna her fictional and uplifting story of an orphaned girl with a sunny attitude, Eleanor H. Film - starred Mary Pickford in 1920 and Haley Mills in 1960Įleanor Hodgman Porter became a remarkable woman of history, and achieved a rare distinction internationally in the 20th century as an American novelist.Most famous Book - Pollyanna in 1913 - Topped the Best Seller list for two years.Third - Miss Billy - three bachelors and the result of a woman entering their lives (1911).Second book - Turn of the Tide dealt with Child labor (1908).First Book - Cross Currents appeared in 1907.Wrote between 150-200 articles for magazines.Writing Career - Wrote her first short story at age 33.Marriage - to John Lyman Porter, a native of Corinth, Vermont.Studied in Boston - New England Conservatory.Schooling - Attended Littleton High School (tutored at home due to ill health). |