Alice Calhoun Haines

Born in New York City in 1874, Alice Calhoun Haines was an American author whose work found a lasting place with young readers. Library and public-domain records confirm titles including The Luck of the Dudley Grahams, Indian Boys and Girls, Firecracker Jane, and Flower of the World.

Biographical notes attached to library and reading editions say that after moving to Pasadena, California, around the turn of the century, she wrote play reviews for the Pasadena Playhouse and contributed a weekly Pasadena Star-News column called A Little Room. That background helps explain the easy, observant tone readers often notice in her fiction.

Haines died in 1965. While detailed biographical information is limited, the surviving record shows a writer with a strong feel for domestic comedy, character, and young people’s lives, making her an appealing rediscovery for listeners interested in early 20th-century American storytelling.