Ittie Kinney Reno

Ittie Kinney Reno (May 17, 1862 - June 5, 1941) was a novelist and social leader.

Early life Ittie Kinney Reno was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 17, 1862. She was the daughter of Col. George S. Kinney, of Nashville. She was a high-strung, imaginative child, remarkably bright and precocious, and while still very young she was sent to a convent in Kentucky, where she remained until her education was completed.

In 1908, she won the offered as first prize in a story contest by Everybody's Magazine. In the contest, 1.000 manuscripts were submitted.

Personal life On May 21, 1885, she married Robert Ross Réno of Harrisburg, Tennessee, For several years after her marriage, Reno led the life of a young woman of fashion and elegance. Reno lived in luxurious surroundings in a sumptuous home on Capitol Hill.

She died on June 5, 1941, and is buried at Cave Hill Cemetery, Nashville.