Elenor Yorke Explained
Elenor Yorke (1919–1969) was an American writer and poet, best known for her work My Weapon is Love, an autobiography first published in 1945 and reprinted since that time by other publishers.[2] [3] [4]
Personal
Yorke was born and raised in Chicago, one of two children of Martin and Theresa Ostermeier.[5] Her writing style was noted for its upbeat tone, even as America faced challenges from World War II. In January 1944, she lost a copyright lawsuit against Franklyn MacCormack, a well known radio personality, and his wife Vi Johnstone.[6] The following year, in her book My Weapon is Love, Yorke recounted her side of the dispute. She moved to California, and in 1954 she became president of the Hollywood chapter of the National League of American Pen Women.[7] Circa 1962, she married George McLain, a prominent political figure. In 1963, she was nominated to be poet laureate of California.[8]
Selected works
- Anthills of Joy (1941) published by Lew Lauria, Hollywood, CA[9]
- My Weapon is Love: An Autobiography (1945) published by Oceanic Publishing Company, Chicago, IL[10]
- Direct Current (1953) published by Oceanic Publishing Company, Chicago, IL[11]
Notes and References
- https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/377147427/ Chicago Tribune, October 23, 1969
- https://www.amazon.com/Weapon-Love-Autobiography-Eleanor-Yorke/dp/1162946032 My Weapon is Love, by Eleanor Yorke
- https://archive.org/stream/movie-and-radio-guide-1941-10-24/movie-and-radio-guide-1941-10-24_djvu.txt Movie and Radio Guide, October 24, 1941
- https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009928027 Haithi Trust Digital Library, Elenor Yorke
- https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/377147427/ Chicago Tribune, October 23, 1969
- https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1944/1944-02-21-BC.pdf American Radio History.com, February 21, 1944
- https://www.newspapers.com/image/385732411/?terms=%22Elenor%2BYorke%22 Los Angeles Times, May 2, 1954, retrieved May 16, 2020
- https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19630327.1.30&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 The San Bernardino Sun, March 27, 1963
- https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=16996&recCount=25&recPointer=1&bibId=9259699 Library of Congress, PS3547.O423 M9
- https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=13317&recCount=25&recPointer=0&bibId=10211031 Library of Congress, PS3547.O423 A7
- https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=13275&recCount=25&recPointer=2&bibId=7919718 Library of Congress, PS3547.O423 D5
