Dorothy Malone (born 1901, date of death unknown) was an American writer and columnist. Her books include How Mama Could Cook! (1946),[1] Cookbook for Brides (1947) and Cookbook for Beginners (1953). Malone wrote a daily column under the pen name Prudence Penny for the New York American and later wrote as "Elsie Barton" for Secrets magazine.
According to a 1947 profile, Malone worked for William Randolph Hearst's company (now Hearst Communications) for 15 years.[2]
As of 1947, she had a weekly radio program on a station called WOR (possibly either WEPN-FM or WOR).