About Althea Urn
Lived 1925 – 1969 (aged 43–44). Althea Urn was an American writer.
Althea Urn was the pen name of Consuelo Urisarri Ford ( – November 11, 1969), an American writer. She was married to artist Ellsworth Ford, the son of financier Simeon Ford and Julia Ellsworth Ford, a socialite and author. Her will established the Lyric Poetry Award.
Kirkus Reviews said of her "(presumably) first novel" Five Miles from Candia (1959, Holt), "The author has a knack for scenic descriptions and a useful collection of facts about the customs and decor surrounding the life of royalty in ancient Crete, but the characters, with their highly predictable emotions and actions, are robots, developed according to the most obvious rules of lust."
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Who was Althea Urn?
American writer
When was Althea Urn born?
Althea Urn was born in 1925.
When did Althea Urn die?
Althea Urn died on 11 November 1969.
What was Althea Urn's occupation?
Althea Urn was a writer.
What nationality was Althea Urn?
Althea Urn was American.
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