Eleanor M. Ingram

Eleanor Marie Ingram (d. March 22, 1921) was an early 20th century novelist and short-story writer from New York who published widely in popular fiction magazines. She was particularly known in her own day for her automobile stories, including her novels The Flying Mercury, Stanton Wins, and From the Car Behind. The Ingram family had homes in Grand-View-on-Hudson, New York, and New York City. Her birth year is uncertain as it was given inconsistently in different sources, and her age fluctuated in census records. Her death certificate states she died at age 38, implying she was born in 1882 or 1883. She was listed as being born in 1887 in her 1914 Women's Who's who of America profile, then on November 26, 1886 in her 1920 profile. Gina Collia, in her introduction to The Thing From the Lake, wrote that her mother was listed in a court filing as being married and pregnant in February 1881, and it is possible that Ingram was born that November. Stanton Wins (1911)

A Man's Hearth (1915) The Twice American (1917)

Stories

"The Duke, the Slipper and Dolores" (1902) "Eric's Invasion" (1906) "The Alien" (1906) The Unafraid (1915) was adapted from her novel of the same name. The extant Jesse L. Lasky film stars House Peters and Rita Jolivet, who later survived the sinking of the Lusitania. The story is set in Montenegro. Cecil B. DeMille directed. The Rose Colored Scarf (1916), adapted from her short story of the same name. It was directed by William Worthington, and the script was written by Ben Cohn. It starred Herbert Rawlinson, Agnes Vernon, and William Canfield. The Amazing Adventure (1917), adapted from her short story of the same name. It was directed by Burton George, the script was written by Harvey Gates, and it starred Roberta Wilson, Charles Perley, "Miss Gillette", and Hayward Mack. Little Shoes (1917), adapted from her short story The House of the Little Shoes. It was directed by Arthur Berthelet, and the cast included Henry B. Walthall, Mary Charleson, Mary McAllister, and Ullrich Haupt. The film is presumed to be lost.