Izola L. (Izola Louise) Forrester

Born in 1878, Izola Louise Forrester was an American writer whose career stretched across fiction, journalism, and screenwriting. She published novels and stories for a wide popular audience and became known for writing that fit comfortably into the magazine culture of her time.

Forrester also worked in film during the silent era, adding screenwriting to an already varied career. Along with her own fiction, she wrote memoir and biographical work, including a book about her mother, the actress and poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox, which helps place her within a lively literary and theatrical family circle.

She died in 1944, leaving behind the record of a versatile professional writer who adapted to several forms of storytelling as publishing and entertainment changed around her.