Edith Barnard Delano

Edith Barnard Delano (December 14, 1874 – September 7, 1946) was an American short story writer, screenwriter, playwright, and novelist. Delano wrote novels and stories for a number of publications, such as Good Housekeeping. Her works were adapted for several silent films and she served as screenwriter for others. Two of those films featured Mary Pickford: Rags and Hulda from Holland (1916).

Biography Edith Sinclair Barnard was born in Washington, D.C., on December 14, 1874. Her parents were Dr. William Theodore Barnard and Emma Jane Thomas Barnard. Dr. Barnard built the first Chicago elevated railroad; in connection with the B. & O. Railroad, he originated the traveling library idea, and introduced into this country the first system of employee relief. Her grandfather, Theodore Barnard, one of the founders of the Associated Press, was the only one of her grandparents of New England origin; the others were from Maryland and Virginia.

Delano was educated mostly by governesses, and at Bryn Mawr Preparatory School

Edith Barnard Delano died on September 7, 1946, in Deerfield, Massachusetts.

Filmography Rags (June 1915) The Heart of Jennifer (August 1915) The Prodigal Wife (1918), based on "Flaming Ramparts" All Woman (1918), based on When Carey Came to Town (1916)