author
Leona Dalrymple
1884–1968
An early 20th-century American writer, she moved easily between novels, short stories, plays, and screen work. She is best remembered for winning a major fiction prize for Diane of the Green Van, a success that helped bring her work to a wide audience.
6 Audiobooks
Kenny
by Leona Dalrymple
Uncle Noah's Christmas Inspiration
by Leona Dalrymple
Jimsy: The Christmas Kid
by Leona Dalrymple
Diane of the Green Van
by Leona Dalrymple
When the Yule Log Burns: A Christmas Story
by Leona Dalrymple
In the Heart of the Christmas Pines
by Leona Dalrymple
About the author
Born in Passaic, New Jersey, in 1884, Leona Dalrymple built a varied writing career at a time when popular fiction was expanding into magazines, theater, and film. Her published work included novels, short stories, and plays, and she became known for lively storytelling with broad popular appeal.
Her biggest breakthrough came with Diane of the Green Van, which won a $10,000 prize and was published in 1914. The novel became her best-known title and later reached the screen, reflecting how closely her career connected print fiction with the growing motion picture world.
Dalrymple also wrote scenarios for film and continued producing fiction across the early decades of the 20th century. She died in Stamford, Connecticut, in 1968, leaving behind the kind of cross-media career that feels surprisingly modern.